Writing · Novel · Screenplay
Born Jul 27, 1951 · Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
Active 1986–present · Awards: Euskadi award - Literature in Basque, Euskadi Prize - Child literature in Basque, Euskadi Awards (Basque-language literature), Beterriko Liburua Ohorezko Literatur Aipamena, Kritika Saria euskarazko narratibari, Kritika Saria euskarazko narratibari, Kritika Saria euskarazko narratibari, Kritika Saria euskarazko narratibari
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.