Arantxa Urretavizcaya
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Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano (born July 1, 1947), is a contemporary Basque writer, screenwriter and actress. She was born in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco.
, Urretabizkaia wrote the screenplays of:
In 1981 she also acted in La Fuga de Segovia film (English title: Escape from Segovia).
The Basque theatre company Agerre Teatroa adapted her novel «Zergatik Panpox?» and performed in Madrid
the resulting monologue, an interpretation by Maite Agirre of the feminine condition and fin de siècle
solitude.
In 1988, the Basque Government
's Department of Culture and Tourism created the Premio de Merecimiento de las Letras Vascas and appointed Urretabizkaia a member to represent Basque cultural interests.
Some of her works has also been translated to German
.
Biography
Student in the University of BarcelonaUniversity of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
, Urretabizkaia wrote the screenplays of:
- A los cuatro vientos, (English title: To the Four Winds), 1987
- Zergatik panpox? (Basque - released as a film in 1985)
- Albaniaren konkista, (Basque title: Albaniaren konkista), 1984.
In 1981 she also acted in La Fuga de Segovia film (English title: Escape from Segovia).
The Basque theatre company Agerre Teatroa adapted her novel «Zergatik Panpox?» and performed in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
the resulting monologue, an interpretation by Maite Agirre of the feminine condition and fin de siècle
Fin de siècle
Fin de siècle is French for "end of the century". The term sometimes encompasses both the closing and onset of an era, as it was felt to be a period of degeneration, but at the same time a period of hope for a new beginning...
solitude.
In 1988, the Basque Government
Basque Government
The Basque Government is the governing body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. The head of this government is the lehendakari or Basque president that is appointed by the Basque Parliament every four years...
's Department of Culture and Tourism created the Premio de Merecimiento de las Letras Vascas and appointed Urretabizkaia a member to represent Basque cultural interests.
Some of her works has also been translated to German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
.
Short stories
- Aspaldian espero zaitudalako ez nago sekula bakarrik (1983, Erein)
- Aurten aldatuko da nire bizitza (1992, Erein)
Novels
- Zergatik panpox? (1979, Hordago) ISBN 84-7099-086-1. Spanish: ¿Por qué Panpox?, Edicions del Mall, ISBN 84-7456-321-6
- Saturno (1987, Erein). Spanish: Alfaguara hispánica, 1999
- Koaderno gorria (1998, Erein)
Poetry
- Maitasunaren magalean (1982, GAK)
- XX. mendeko poesia kaierak - Arantxa Urretabizkaia (2000, Susa)