News
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New York Times
Bernardo Atxagas novel The Accordionist’s Son continues to make inroads in the United States. This past weekend The New York Times published the first chapter of the novel, as well as a review of the novel.
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Gutun Zuria Festival in Bilbao
Alhóndiga Bilbao is hosting the Gutun Zuria festival this week. From February 3 through February 7, the voices of important writers such as Jorge Semprún, Mariasun Landa, Arcadi Espada, and Bernardo Atxaga can be heard.
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The Swedish translation of “The Accordionist’s Son” has just been published
The Swedish translation of “The Accordionist’s Son” has just been published (Bonniers Förlag, 2008). Early reviews coming out of Sweden are positive.
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Bernardo Atxaga Appearing at the “Lettres du Monde” Festival
Writer Bernardo Atxaga will participate this coming weekend in several events at the Lettres du Monde festival in Bordeaux, France, which brings together and celebrates literature from around the world.
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More of Atxaga’s poems published in English
In recent weeks we’ve had news of various publications and translations of Atxaga’s work. In addition to his stories and novels, his poetry has also been in the news these past few days. Here are some recent translations and publications of Atxaga’s poetry in English.
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Shola’s Adventures in French and Italian
The adventures of Shola the dog have new translations and new formats: we are pleased to announce a French translation of one of her adventures and the release of an audiobook in Italian.
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“Obabakoak” in Galician
This summer publisher Faktoria K de Libros issued a Galician translation of Obabakoak, making it and The Accordionist’s Son the only literary works to be published in Spain’s four official languages.
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Bernardo Atxaga to participate in Mantua’s literary festival
Bernardo Atxaga will participate in Festivaletteratura Mantova, the literary festival held in Mantua, Italy, which begins today and runs through Sunday, September 7.
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Atxaga at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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.
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2008 Mondello Prize to Bernardo Atxaga
The jury for the Mondello Prize has just released the winners’ list, with Bernardo Atxaga as the winner of the foreign writer prize.
