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2010-01-18 ¦ Prizes
The English version of the novel "Soinujolearen semea", "The Accordionist's Son", has just been awarded the TLS Translation Prize.
Istanbul Tanpinar Literature Festival
2009-11-02 ¦ Festivals
The first international Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival took place from October 31-November 3 in Istanbul.
Atxaga in The Threepenny Review
2009-10-09 ¦ Publications
The Threepenny Review, a literary magazine out of California, has just published a piece by Bernardo Atxaga in English.
Göteborg Book Fair
2009-09-28 ¦ Fairs
This past weekend the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden, were buzzing from this year’s annual Book Fair, where Bernardo Atxaga, among other writers, made an appearance.
Bernardo Atxaga at the PEN World Voices festival in New York
2009-05-06 ¦ Festivals
Bernardo Atxaga appeared at the recently held PEN World Voices festival, organized by the PEN Club in New York. The week-long festival hosted 160 authors from all over the world, including authors of stature such as Paul Auster and Antonio Tabucchi. Bernardo Atxaga brought the voice of the Basque Country to the festival.
“Grand Séminaire de Neuchâtel" dedicated to Atxaga and his oeuvre
2009-03-13 ¦ Festivals
The "Grand Séminaire de Neuchâtel", which begins on March 23 in Switzerland, will be dedicated to the oeuvre of Bernardo Atxaga.
Launch of “Zazpi etxe Frantzian”
2009-03-13 ¦ Publications
Last week saw the launch of Bernardo Atxaga's new novel, Zazpi etxe Frantzian ("Seven Houses in France"), at the Koldo Mitxelena Center in San Sebastián. The novel will be available in Spanish, Catalan and Galician by the end of the month.
New York Times
2009-02-26 ¦ Press
Bernardo Atxaga’s 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.
Gutun Zuria Festival in Bilbao
2009-02-10 ¦ Festivals
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.
The Swedish translation of "The Accordionist's Son" has just been published
2009-02-06 ¦ Publications
The Swedish translation of "The Accordionist's Son" has just been published (Bonniers Förlag, 2008). Early reviews coming out of Sweden are positive.
