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2013-12-10 ¦ Reviews
The Adventures of Shola has been getting very nice reviews since its publication in the UK by Pushkin Press. Among those, The Independent newspaper marked it as one of the Best Books of 2013, in the Children's Books category.
Course on mulitilingual education held by the Atxaga Chair at CUNY
2013-10-09 ¦ Events
The Bernardo Atxaga Chair of the City University of New York (CUNY) is offering its annual course this week, in collaboration with the Etxepare Institute: "Multilingual Education: Basque and International Perspectives".
The Adventures of Shola, new volume in English
2013-10-04 ¦ Publications
Small dog. Big dreams. Shola is a little dog with attitude. She has appeared in four books in Basque, which have now been translated into English in one volume. The Adventures of Shola might be a book for children, but adults may enjoy it as well.
The Greek edition of "The Accordionist's Son" has just been published
2013-05-21 ¦ Publications
The Greek translation of Bernardo Atxaga’s novel The Accordionist's Son was released this week.
Atxaga presents “El paraíso y los gatos” in Madrid
2013-05-07 ¦ Publications
Bernardo Atxaga has just presented his latest project, the DVD-book "El paraíso y los gatos" (Paradise and Cats), the Spanish version of the original Basque Paradisua eta katuak, a compilation of poems, stories and reflections accompanied by the music of Jabier Muguruza.
A short story by Atxaga appears in the collection "Best European Fiction 2013"
2013-03-11 ¦ Publications
A story by Bernardo Atxaga, "Pirpo and Chanberlán, Murderers" ("Pirpo eta Txanberlain hiltzaileak" in its original Basque), has been selected as one of the best European works of short fiction for 2013. The story appears in the volume "Best European Fiction 2013", edited by Aleksandar Hemon.
"Seven Houses in France", a finalist for the TLS translation prizes
2013-02-11 ¦ Prizes
Bernardo Atxaga's latest novel was chosen as a finalist for the Times Literary Supplement translation prizes. At the same time, the book continues to receive critical acclaim in specialist blogs and magazines.
Seven Houses in France: "clean and candid prose that sharpens the absurdity and brutality of the historical moment"
2013-02-04 ¦ Publications
Atxaga's latest novel, Seven Houses in France, continues to be well received in the United States. The latest review comes from the website Fiction Advocate.
Second edition of "Seven Houses in France" released in the UK
2012-11-27 ¦ Publications
Bernardo Atxaga's latest novel, "Seven Houses in France", has just been released in paperback in the UK, right on the heels of the novel's publication in the United States some weeks ago, where it continues to receive high acclaim.
"Seven Houses in France" one of the best books of the year in the US
2012-11-06 ¦ Publications
Publishers Weekly lists Seven Houses in France as one of the best works of fiction of 2012. This is more welcome news for Atxaga’s novel, which has been well received in the United States.
