Bernardo Atxaga
- Born
- 27 July 1951 (75 years)
- Place of birth
- Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
- Gender
- Male
Bernardo Atxaga, pseudonym of Jose Irazu Garmendia, is a Basque writer and self-translator. His book of short stories, 'Obabakoak' ('Individuals and things of Obaba'), published in 1988 won him much fame and several prizes. So far, the book has been translated into more than 25 languages.
