Water over Stones

A brilliantly inventive writer – A.S. ByattNot just a Basque novelist but the Basque novelist * Guardian *The most important Basque writer of his generation * Times Literary Supplement *A twisting and rewarding story, and one readers will savor until the lovely finish * Publishers Weekly, starred review *Profound, luminous and strange. This is really a remarkable novel * Shiny New Books *Atxaga holds the attention by his sheer craft, by the complete control he exhibits * Independent *A narrative steeped in poetry in which Atxaga has brilliantly combined reality and fiction – Jury of the National Spanish Literature AwardA dramatic story that captivates the reader from the first pages to its splendid ending * La Razón *The reader will discover once again the great poetic power of Atxaga, and his incredible ability to build entire and profound universes * El Correo *Atxaga knows how to entertain, move and give autobiography all the charm of fiction * La Vanguardia *

Bernardo Atxaga was born in Gipuzkoa in Spain in 1951 and lives in the Basque Country, writing in Basque and Spanish. He is a prizewinning novelist and poet, whose books, including Obabakoak (1992), The Accordionist’s Son (2007) and Nevada Days (2017), have won critical acclaim in Spain and abroad. In 2019 he was awarded the National Prize for Spanish Letters. His works have been translated into thirty-two languages.

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