Basque writer. Itxaro Borda was born in Baiona (Basque Country) in 1959. She took the degrees of Agriculture and History. Working in the Post Office: Paris, Mauleon and nowadays in Baiona. She founded Maiatz, a literary journal (1982), together with Luzien Etxezaharreta. Her first book was published in 1984: "Bizitza nola badoan" ("And so life goes", poetry). Euskadi 2002 Award with the novel "%100 basque". itxarob@aol.com |