The English version of the novel "Soinujolearen semea", "The Accordionist's Son", has just been awarded the TLS Translation Prize.

The first international Istanbul Tanpınar Literature Festival took place from October 31-November 3 in Istanbul.

The Threepenny Review, a literary magazine out of California, has just published a piece by Bernardo Atxaga in English.

This past weekend the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden, were buzzing from this year’s annual Book Fair, where Bernardo Atxaga, among other writers, made an appearance.

Bernardo Atxaga appeared at the recently held PEN World Voices festival, organized by the PEN Club in New York. The week-long festival hosted 160 authors from all over the world, including authors of stature such as Paul Auster and Antonio Tabucchi. Bernardo Atxaga brought the voice of the Basque Country to the festival.

The "Grand Séminaire de Neuchâtel", which begins on March 23 in Switzerland, will be dedicated to the oeuvre of Bernardo Atxaga.

Last week saw the launch of Bernardo Atxaga's new novel, Zazpi etxe Frantzian ("Seven Houses in France"), at the Koldo Mitxelena Center in San Sebastián. The novel will be available in Spanish, Catalan and Galician by the end of the month.

Bernardo Atxaga’s novel The Accordionist's Son continues to make inroads in the United States. This past weekend The New York Times published the first chapter of the novel, as well as a review of the novel.

Alhóndiga Bilbao is hosting the Gutun Zuria festival this week. From February 3 through February 7, the voices of important writers such as Jorge Semprún, Mariasun Landa, Arcadi Espada, and Bernardo Atxaga can be heard.

The Swedish translation of "The Accordionist's Son" has just been published (Bonniers Förlag, 2008). Early reviews coming out of Sweden are positive.