Bernardo atxaga is a prizewinning author whose books, including seven houses in france and the accordionists son, have won international. I would like to take the opportunity to thank bernardo atxaga, neil belton, annella mcdermott, faye carney, and philip polack for all their help and advice. Buy obabakoak by bernardo atxaga with free delivery. It stands alone among atxagas bibliography for its insights about lifetold in a relaxed and easy manner.
Bernardo atxaga books list of books by author bernardo atxaga. The book sleeve calls it a novel, but i when i read what atxaga said i think a collection of stories. A delight to read and one of my favorite books of all time. A schoolboys mining engineer father tricks him into growing. Though tagged a novel, obabakoak is better described as a series of fictions, tied together only by their setting in the village of obaba. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Obabakoak obabakoak the first modern basque work published in english is a real postmodernist gem. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Mar 05, 2020 listen to obabakoak audiobook by bernardo atxaga. Bernardo atxaga reads three pieces about the basque language october, 2009 bernardo atxaga reads the prologue to his novel obabakoak and the poems the hedgehog and the death and life of words at benettontalk young writers series. In the early and mid90s he wrote the lone man and the lone woman, which explore the world. Obabakoak is a dazzling collage of stories, town gossip, diary excerpts and literary theory, all held together by atxagas distinctive and tenderly ironic voice. But everything changes with the arrival of a new officer and brilliant marksman. The landscape and people of this little village marked the authors childhood.
Obabakoak was originally written in basque and published by editorial erein in 1988. Oct 19, 2001 after the worldwide success of obabakoak, atxaga took the bold decision to change genres completely. Discover book depositorys huge selection of bernardo atxaga books online. Obabakoak by bernardo atxaga nook book ebook barnes. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. 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. See all books authored by bernardo atxaga, including obabakoak, and nevadako egunak, and more on.
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. Bernardo atxaga is the pen name of a writer called joseba irazu garmendia, from asteasu, gipuzkoa. Buy siete casas en francia by bernardo atxaga online at alibris. Atxaga, a prizewinning novelist whose work has been translated into 32 languages. Obabakoak is a short story collection by the basque writer bernardo atxaga. Obabakoak is above all a paean to literaturelife is nothing but a collection of stories, and stories can only reflect life. It is considered to be his best book and i cant wait to dig into it.
Bernardo atxaga has 74 books on goodreads with 8616 ratings. Bernardo atxaga was born in gipuzkoa, spain, in 1951 and lives in the basque country, writing in basque and spanish. Graduated in economics for the bilbao university, he later studied philosophy at the university of barcelona. Obabakoak is a shimmering, mercurial novel about life in obaba, a remote, exotic basque village. Obabakoak by bernardo atxaga is one of my favorite books.
Obabakoak apparently means the people and things of obaba, obaba being a basque village. Stories from a village in new york journal of books. Bernardo atxaga reads three pieces about the basque language. Bernardo atxaga joseba irazu garmendia, asteasu, guipuzcoa, 1951 belongs to the young group of basque writers that began publishing in his mother language. Jose irazu garmendia, better known as bernardo atxaga 1, was born in asteasu, gipuzkoa in 1951. We may be born in small towns like obaba with definite character obabakoak. Obabakoak is a dazzling collage of stories, town gossip, diary excerpts and literary theory, all held together by atxaga s distinctive and tenderly ironic voice. Sep, 2019 the book opens with a rather dour new officer arriving by boat on his first posting abroad the officer, chrysostome, doesn t attempt to fit in with his fellow officers and they, in turn, despise his puritan upbringing, not only is he blatantly religious to a fundamental degree, but he refuses the usual soldierly fun of gambling, getting drunk and raping the native womenfolk they also fear him. Obabakoak bernardo atxaga read online free books archive. Such is the case for atxagas newest work nevada days, a genreblending novel that chronicles atxaga or a character who bears his name and biography and his familys nine months in reno, nevada, where he serves as the writerinresidence at the university of nevada renos center for basque studies. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nov 11, 2014 bernardo atxaga joseba irazu garmendia, b. A unique and stunning international literary event. One of only a hundred or so books originally written in the basque language during the last four centuries, obabakoak is. Get free shipping on obabakoak by bernardo atxaga, from. This english translation is based on the authors own spanish version, published by ediciones b in 1989. Buy the accordionists son by bernardo atxaga online at alibris. Obabakoak is a 1988 short story collection by the basque writer bernardo atxaga. 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. Its a novel that operates on several different levels of reality. A green mountainous landscape dotted with baserris, or basque farmhouses, and the sound of people speaking basque people who enjoyed telling stories about animals and fantastic events. Buy a cheap copy of obabakoak book by bernardo atxaga. Read obabakoak by bernardo atxaga available from rakuten kobo. The title can be translated as individuals and things of obaba.
Bernardo atxaga 2009 bernardo atxaga born july 27, 1951 pseudonym of joseba irazu garmendia is a spanish basque writer and selftranslator. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. Obabakoak by atxaga, bernardo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shop amongst our popular books, including 28, memoirs of a basque cow, seven houses in france and more from bernardo atxaga. Effectively combining the style and nuances of an oral tradition with themes exotic and surreal, atxaga makes use of a variety of settingsfrom the streets of hamburg to the jungles of the upper amazon, as well as the basque and spanish countrysideto create his imaginary land of obaba. 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. More than just basque literature, this is a book about living in general. Starting in early august, i will be posting some thoughts on bernardo atxagas obabakoak. Certainly i have a little bias because it is by a basque author, but it is simply a. Obabakoak is bernardo atxagas bestknown book, the one that brought him a small international reputation.
You dont remember all the places of the past, but what. Obabakoak by bernardo atxaga meet your next favorite book. Atxaga is his paternal grandmothers maiden name, and bernardo is the name of a childhood friend. Throughout the period of over thirty years that bernardo atxaga has been professionally dedicated to literature, he has published volumes of poetry cf etiopia, 1978.
1520 1482 655 1389 89 16 1495 543 1554 1556 1586 599 1226 1209 1502 46 601 111 242 1597 387 774 468 842 801 775 1381 985 1478