News. Bernardo Atxaga

Bernardo Atxaga to participate in Mantua's literary festival

2008-09-04 ¦ Festivals

Bernardo Atxaga will participate in Festivaletteratura Mantova, the literary festival held in Mantua, Italy, which begins today and runs through Sunday, September 7.

Atxaga at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

2008-09-03 ¦ Appearances

In August Bernardo Atxaga presented his novel The Accordionist's Son (the English language edition of "El hijo del acordeonista") in Scotland's capital at the annual Edinburgh Festival.

2008 Mondello Prize to Bernardo Atxaga

2008-04-30 ¦ Prizes

The jury for the Mondello Prize has just released the winners' list, with Bernardo Atxaga as the winner of the foreign writer prize.

New releases in the United Kingdom, the United States and Israel

2008-03-10 ¦ Publications

2008 will see the following releases of Atxaga's work: the publication of "The Accordionist's Son" ("El hijo del acordionista") in Great Britain and the United States, the publication of "The Lone Man" ("El hombre solo") in Israel, and the reissue of "Obabakoak" in English.

"The Accordionist's Son", a success

2008-02-21 ¦ Publications

As noted previously, "The Accordionist's Son", the recently published English version of "El hijo del acordeonista", is being very well received in the United Kingdom. Here are some recent reviews.

Bernardo Atxaga wins the Grinzane Cavour Prize

2008-01-28 ¦ Awards

Bernardo Atxaga has won the 2008 Grinzane Cavour prize for his novel "The Accordionist's Son". The Grinzane award is one of the best-known in Italy.

"The Accordionist's Son" (UK)

2008-01-09 ¦ Publications

"The Accordionist's Son" (translation of "El hijo del acordeonista") has just been published in the United Kingdom. Initial reviews of the novel have been very favorable.

"Debout dans Babel", Language in Europe

2007-12-04 ¦ Publications

Ons Erfdeel has just published a volume about the languages in Europe which collects the testimonies of 16 writers in 16 different languages, including Bernardo Atxaga and Basque.

Opening Lecture at UPV Summer Courses

2007-11-19 ¦ Lectures

Bernardo Atxaga gave the opening lecture at the University of the Basque Country's summer courses this past June. The text is now available in the web site's Texts section.

"Racconti di montagna" published (Einaudi, 2007)

2007-11-05 ¦ Publications

Einaudi has just published "Racconti di montagna" (Mountain Stories), a collection of short stories which includes Bernardo Atxaga.