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Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. In the early and mid90s he wrote the lone man and the lone woman, which explore the world. A delight to read and one of my favorite books of all time. He is a prizewinning novelist and poet, whose books, including the accordionists son and seven houses in france, have won critical acclaim in spain and abroad. Bernardo atxaga was born in gipuzkoa, spain, in 1951 and lives in the basque country, writing in basque and spanish. Obabakoak, 1989 the basque country award, the national novel award, finalist in the european literary award, impac. You dont remember all the places of the past, but what sticks in the. Bernardo atxaga 2009 bernardo atxaga born july 27, 1951 pseudonym of joseba irazu garmendia is a spanish basque writer and selftranslator. A unique and stunning international literary event.
Attempts to build larger works out of short stories often leave me cold, but in obabakoak i felt atxaga found a good balance between short story collection and metafiction. Graduated in economics for the bilbao university, he later studied philosophy at the university of barcelona. This novel gives us historical fiction that provides not just events but cause and effect. His works have been translated into twentytwo languages. Born in asteasu in 1951, his real name is jose irazu. After the worldwide success of obabakoak, atxaga took the bold decision to change genres completely. This english translation is based on the authors own spanish version, published by ediciones b in 1989. Bernardo atxaga, author of obabakoak, on librarything. Discover book depositorys huge selection of bernardo atxaga books online. Bernardo atxaga author visit amazons bernardo atxaga page.
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The title can be translated as individuals and things of obaba. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read obabakoak. Obabakoak bernardo atxaga read online free books archive. Bernardo atxaga author bernardo atxaga was born in gipuzkoa in spain in 1951 and lives in the basque country, writing in basque and spanish. One of only a hundred or so books originally written in the basque language during the last four centuries, obabakoak is a shimmering, mercurial novel. Bernardo atxaga was born in gipuzkoa in spain in 1951 and lives in the basque country, writing in basque and spanish. The author of several books, including bi anai 1985. Obabakoak by bernardo atxaga one of only a hundred or so books originally written in the basque language during the last four centuries, obabakoak is a shimmering, mercurial novel about life in obaba, a remote, exotic, basque village. Bernardo atxaga has 74 books on goodreads with 8616 ratings. Mar 21, 2019 obabakoak christian atxaag editeur france byatt obabakoak is a shimmering, mercurial collection about life in obaba, a remote, exotic basque village. Obabakoak by bernardo atxaga and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. More than just basque literature, this is a book about living in general. Obaba is peopled with innocents and intellectuals, shepherds and schoolchildren, whilst everyone from a lovelorn schoolmistress to a cultured but selfhating dwarf wanders across the page. Its stories are tied together by the metafictional framing, by some recurring themes, and by many sharing a setting in the village of obaba.
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