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About Bernardo Atxaga

Bernardo Atxaga (Joseba Irazu Garmendia, b. 1951) is an award-winning Basque writer, whose work spans adult and children's prose, poetry, radio, cinema and theatre, as well as short stories. He first achieved national and international fame with Obabakoak (1988), which won the National Literature Prize 1989 and has been translated into more than twenty languages. His novels have won critical acclaim in Spain and abroad; most recently, Margaret Jull Costa's translation of Seven Houses in France was shortlisted for the 2012 Oxford Weidenfeld Translation Prize.

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Local and Community History Month

A book to enjoy and add to your bookshelves... The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga from Pushkin Children's Books.

4 days ago

World Heritage Day

Learn about the places and people of the past in The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga from Pushkin Children's Books

17 days ago

International Children's Book Day

Today is the day to read this brilliant book (not that you needed an excuse!), The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga from Pushkin Children's Books.

4 years ago

World Storytelling Day

You'll love The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga and Mikel Valverde. Published by Pushkin Children's Books.

4 years ago

International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

Amazing!!! The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga and Mikel Valverde. Published by Pushkin Children's Books.

4 years ago

National Mutt Day (US)

Could there be a better time to read The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga. Published by Pushkin Children's Books.

4 years ago

Loving this

Loving Shola and the Lions by Bernardo Atxaga from Pushkin Children's Books.

4 years ago

Get Reading

A great read for today The Adventures of Shola by Bernardo Atxaga from Pushkin Children's Books

4 years ago

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