Writing · Novel · Screenplay
Born Jul 27, 1951 · Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
Active 1986–present
Bernardo Atxaga, pseudonym of Jose Irazu Garmendia, is a Basque writer and self-translator. His book of short stories, 'Obabakoak' ('Individuals and things of Obaba'), published in 1988 won him much fame and several prizes.