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title: "2 Bernardo Atxaga Quotes - Famous Writer"
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# Bernardo Atxaga

(1951)   Writer

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Bernardo Atxaga is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Bernardo Atxaga

Born July 27, 1951

Profession Writer

## About Bernardo Atxaga

Basque-language writer from Gipuzkoa, Spain... \| Bernardo Atxaga, pseudonym of Joseba Irazu Garmendia, is a Spanish Basque writer and self-translator.

##  Quotes by Bernardo Atxaga

> [“I think of the memory as being rather like a dam," he said, after a pause for thought. "It irrigates and gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernardo-atxaga/i-think-of-the-memory-as-being-rather-like-a-dam-he-said-after-a/)

[Bernardo Atxaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernardo-atxaga/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/bernardo-atxaga-69452_life_i-think-of-the-memory-as-being-rather-li_1557810.jpg)

> [“My father had a similar saying. He said that in heaven there's a huge cake reserved solely for married people who've never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernardo-atxaga/my-father-had-a-similar-saying-he-said-that-in-heaven-there-s-a-huge/)

[Bernardo Atxaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernardo-atxaga/)

[Getting married](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/getting-married/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/bernardo-atxaga-69452_getting-married_my-father-had-a-similar-saying-he-said-t_2527156.jpg)

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