Bernardo Atxaga (1950) is considered to be the finest Basque writer of his generation. He has written novels, short stories, song lyrics, plays and children s literature.

His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his work in euskera (Basque) and in translation has brought him many prizes, including the Premio Nacional de Narrativa, the Premio Euskadi, the Premio de la Critica, the Prix Millepages, the Premio Valle-Inclan, and the Marsh Award for Children s Literature in Translation.