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Bernardo Atxaga at the ILFD

Bernardo Atxaga at the ILFD © Cortesía del autor

The Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga will participate in two events during the Dublin International Literature Festival (ILFD). The first event will take place at Merrion Square and will be a conversation with the Irish writer, Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin, where they will discuss about how we express ourselves and about writing in minority languages. In the second event, at the Instituto Cervantes, Atxaga will talk in Spanish about his book Desde el otro lado, one of his most cherished books, and will read from his latest book, Exteriores del paraíso.


Bernardo Atxaga: Born in Asteasu in 1951, his real name is Jose Irazu. Among his notable works are Obabakoak, Lone Man, The Accordionist's Son (Grinzane Cavour Award and Mondello Prize), Seven Houses in France, Nevada Days, Water Over Stones, Desde el otro lado, and Exteriores del paraíso. He has received numerous awards including the Basque Prize (1989); National Prize for Narrative (1989); Marsh Award (2015); National Prize for Spanish Literature (2019); LIBER Award (2021); Ostana Prize (2023). His work has been adapted into film and theatre and is available in 36 languages. He has been a member of the Academy of the Basque Language since 2006.

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