Ramon Saizarbitoria (born 21 April 1944, in San Sebastián) is a contemporary Basque writer and sociologist.[1]
Ramon Saizarbitoria | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 21 April 1944 San Sebastián |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable works | Ehun metro |
Life edit
Ramon Saizarbitoria has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and is director of the Center for Documentation and Sociological Studies of San Sebastián in Basque Country, Spain. He has published numerous books in the field of social services. Since the mid-1960s, he has been working in media in the Basque Country. In 1967, he collaborated with other writers to create LUR publishing. In the 1970s, he launched the literary magazine "Oh! Euskadi". Saizarbitoria is primarily a novelist, but has also written essays and poetry. He is one of the most important authors in Basque literature,[2] and is considered, along with 'Txillardegi', as the modernizer of the Basque novel. In 1986, the director Alfonso Ungría adapted Saizarbitoria's book Ehun Metro into a movie.[3] Saizarbitoria is primarily a novelist, but has also written essays and poetry. He is one of the most important authors in Basque literature, and is considered, along with 'Txillardegi', as the modernizer of the Basque novel. In 1986, the director Alfonso Ungría adapted Saizarbitoria's book Ehun Metro into a movie.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Works edit
Poetry edit
- Poesia banatua (Lur, 1969), in HAINBAT AUTORE, Euskal Elerti 69 (461–484).
Novels edit
- Egunero Hasten Delako (Lur, 1969).
- Ehun Metro (Lur, 1976). Spanish edition: Cien metros (Nuestra Cultura Editorial, 1979).
- Ene Jesus (Kriselu, 1976).
- Hamaika Pauso (Erein, 1995). Spanish edition: Los pasos incontables (Espasa-Calpe, 1998).
- Bihotz bi. Gerrako kronikak (Erein, 1996). Spanish edition: Amor y guerra (Espasa-Calpe, 1999).
- Gorde nazazu lurpean (Erein, 2000). Spanish edition:Guárdame bajo tierra (Alfaguara, 2002).
- Kandinskyren tradizioa (Erein, 2003). Bilingual edition: Kandinskyren tradizioa-La tradición de Kandinsky (Atenea, 2003).
- Martutene" (Erein, 2012). Spanish edition: Martutene (Erein, 2013). English edition: Martutene (HispaBooks, Madrid, 2016).
Non-fiction edit
- Mendebaleko ekonomiaren historia; Merkantilismotik 1914-era arte ("Historia de la economía de Occidente; del Mercantilismo a 1914") (Lur,1970).
- Nacer en Guipúzcoa, (Servicio de Estudios Aspace, 1981).
- Perinatalidad y prevención, (Hordago, 1981).
- Aberriaren alde (eta kontra), (Alberdania, 1999).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Izurieta, Ibon (2004). "Ramón Saizarbitoria's High Modernist Novel in Contemporary Basque Literature". Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies. 8: 75–86. doi:10.1353/hcs.2011.0318. JSTOR 20641702. S2CID 144656719. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Resina, Joan Ramon (2017). Muñoz-Basols, Javier; Lonsdale, Laura; Delgado, Manuel (eds.). Fermented Memory: The Intemperance of History in the Narrative of Ramón Saizarbitoria in the book, The Routledge Companion to Iberian Studies. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315709895. hdl:10810/41497. ISBN 9780415722834. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ramón Saizarbitoria, renovador de la novela euskérica" (PDF). Euskaltzaindia. euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ramón Saizarbitoria". Biografías y vidas. Biografías y vidas. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ramón Saizarbitoria presentará 'Martutene' en Madrid". Deia. Deia. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Nos están haciendo creer que los jóvenes no aman la cultura". Diario vasco. Diario vasco. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Saizarbitoria y Rikardo Arregi logran los premios de la Crítica en euskera". El país. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ramon Saizarbitoria". Erein. Erein. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ramón Saizarbitoria presenta su último libro 'Miren y el romanticismo'". Eitb. Eitb. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ramon Saizarbitoria: adolescentes sabios a los que guardar para siempre". El mundo. El mundo. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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