Obabakoak: Stories from a Village by Bernardo Atxaga

Obabakoak: Stories from a Village

Bernardo Atxaga with Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)

288 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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"A brilliantly inventive writer ... he understands the nature of storytelling and is at once terribly moving and wildy funny."--A.S. ByattObabakoak is a shimmering, mercurial collection about life in Obaba, a remote, exotic Basque village. A schoo...

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Community Reviews

3.82
based on 153 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

mysterious: 40%

dark: 20%

emotional: 20%


Pace

28% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

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