Atxagas book largely avoids the political issues surrounding his basque heritage except toward the very end and indeed many of his stories have an international quality, some taking place in south america, another in china, others in germany, but the existence of his book is inherently related to the basque struggle for selfdetermination. He is a prizewinning novelist and poet, whose books, including obabakoak 1992, the accordionists son 2007 and most recently seven houses in france 2012, have won critical acclaim in spain and abroad. The lone woman by bernardo atxaga overdrive rakuten. Oct 19, 2001 michael eaude talks to bernardo atxaga, basques strongest literary voice. An outstanding new novel from the critically acclaimed and prizewinning author bernardo atxaga, seven houses in france is a blackly comic tale which reveals the darkest sides of human desire. In 1992, bernardo atxagas obabakoak, a collection of short stories about a mythical village in the basque country, was translated into english, to great acclaim. A schoolboys mining engineer father tricks him into growing up, an unfortunate environmentalist. The title can be translated as individuals and things of obaba. He published his first work at the age of twenty in an anthology of basque writers. Obabakoak by bernardo atxaga 11 editions first published in 1988 not in library. Ethics and aesthetics of translationengages with translation, in both theory and practice, as part of an interrogation of ethical as well as political thought in the work of three bilingual european authors. Atxaga generally writes in the basque language, euskara, but. A unique and stunning international literary event. Atxaga, a prizewinning novelist whose work has been translated into 32 languages, is a formidable writer.
His national and soon after international recognition. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Award winners book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new books. Click download or read online button to bernardo atxaga book pdf for free now. Bernardo atxagas obabakoak, a collection of short stories about a mythical village in the basque country, was translated into english, to. I think that the adventures of shola was a fabulous book by an author from the basque country. Atxaga loves parody, riddles, manipulating texts within texts, which could. Obabakoak by atxaga, bernardo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This quote taken from the book obabakoak atxaga, 1994. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading obabakoak. Jun 27, 2017 bernardo atxaga was born in gipuzkoa in spain in 1951 and lives in the basque country, writing in basque and spanish.
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Discover book depositorys huge selection of bernardo atxaga books online. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This english translation is based on the authors own spanish version, published by ediciones b in 1989. Bernardo supervises the translations of his books into spanish, and since 1991 margaret has been using these spanish versions as her originals. I would like to take the opportunity to thank bernardo atxaga. Bernardo atxaga joseba irazu garmendia, asteasu, guipuzcoa, 1951 belongs to the young group of basque writers that began publishing in his mother language, euskara, in the seventies. He first achieved national and international fame with obabakoak 1988, which won the national literature prize 1989 and has been translated into more. Obabakoak was originally written in basque and published by editorial erein in 1988. This novel gives us historical fiction that provides not just events but cause and effect. Obabakoak is largely responsible for bernardo atxagas international renown.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read obabakoak. Buy obabakoak by bernardo atxaga from waterstones today. So far, the book has been translated into more than 20 languages. Obabakoak is above all a paean to literaturelife is nothing but a collection of stories, and stories can only reflect. But everything changes with the arrival of a new officer and brilliant marksman. Obabakoak by bernardo atxaga, first edition abebooks passion for books. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She is the translator of the accordionists son, nevada days, obabakoak, and seven houses in france by bernardo atxaga. Nov 28, 2012 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The book explores the enthusiastic global reception of atxagas fictionin particular obabakoak, which has been translated into twentysix languagesbut also his short stories, drama, poetry, and writings for children and young people. One of only a hundred or so books originally written in the basque language during the last four centuries, obabakoak is. Read obabakoak by bernardo atxaga available from rakuten kobo.
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