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'''Luisa Etxenike''' (born 10 July 1957, [[San Sebastián]], [[Spain]]) is an author from the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Luisa Etxenike|url=http://www.escritoresdeeuskadi.com/es/asociados/36-asociados/autores/63-luisa-etxenike|website=Asociación de Escritores de Euskadi}}</ref> She is a recipient of the ''Premio Euskadi de Literatura'' and the ''Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano''.
'''Luisa Etxenike''' (born on 10 July 1957, [[San Sebastián]], Spain) is highly regarded, award-winning author from the [[Basque Country]]. She has published several novels, short story collections, poetry collections, plays and essays. She is also a regular contributor of cultural and political opinion pieces in leading newspapers such as [[El País]], as well as, to online cultural platforms and radio programmes. Etxenike’s work has received many awards including the prestigious French government distinction of Chevalier de l' [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] and the Basque literary award [[Premio Euskadi de Literatura]]. Fluent in Spanish, French and English, she has translated the works of several French authors, including the filmmaker [[Claude Lanzmann]].


==Biography==
Etxenike studied law and after a brief period working as a lawyer, she left the legal profession to devote herself full-time to writing and teaching. She regularly teaches courses on gender studies and narrative theory at the [[University of the Basque Country]] and at prominent universities worldwide: [[Columbia University]], [[University of Wisconsin-Green Bay]], [[University of East Anglia]]. She is a frequent guest lecturer at several American and Australian universities including [[Dartmouth College]], [[Emory University]], [[La Trobe University]], [[University of New South Wales]], and [[Flinders University]].
She has published several novels, short story collections, plays and a poetry collection. She had a weekly column on culture and politics in the Spanish newspaper, ''[[El País]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=El País weekly column, 2002-2012|url=https://elpais.com/autor/luisa_etxenike/a|website=El País}}</ref> Fluent in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]], she has translated the works of several French authors, including the filmmaker [[Claude Lanzmann]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Base de datos de libros editados en España|url=http://www.mcu.es/webISBN/tituloSimpleDispatch.do;jsessionid=55D008B7B4F9712B03FD56A9C337CE82|website=Gobierno de España Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte|accessdate=27 August 2017}}</ref>


Etxenike organises local writing workshops,<ref>{{cite web|title=Taller de escritura creativa|url=https://www.donostiakultura.eus/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=136&id=61562&Itemid=204&lang=es|website=DonostiaKultura|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Relatos inolvidables. ¿Cómo escribirlos, cómo leerlos?|url=https://www.uik.eus/es/relatos-inolvidables-como-escribirlos-como-leerlos|website=University of the Basque Country|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref> and has directed an annual women's literary festival in [[San Sebastián]], ''Un mundo de escritoras''<ref>{{cite web|title=Luisa Etxenike, escritora y coordinadora de 'Un mundo de escritoras'|url=http://play.cadenaser.com/audio/000WB0161620151117083323//|website=Cadena Ser|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref> since 1987,(formally known as ''Encuentro de escritoras''),<ref>{{cite news|title="La voluntad del Encuentro de Escritoras ha sido siempre abrirse al mundo"|url=http://www.diariovasco.com/v/20121114/cultura/voluntad-encuentro-escritoras-sido-20121114.html|accessdate=27 August 2017|agency=El Diaro Vasco}}</ref> and is the founder and director of the online cultural platform, ''Canal Europa''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Director of Canal Europa|url=http://www.canaleuropa.eu/en/canal-europa/|website=Canal Europa}}</ref>
She organises local writing workshops, directs an annual women’s literary festival in San Sebastián (''Un mundo de escritoras''), and is the founder and director of the online cultural platform, '''Canal Europa'''.


==Awards==
She is a committed and active member of her community for which she was awarded the Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano, (Medal for Exemplary Citizenship) from the City of San Sebastián.
In 2009, Etxenike received the Basque literary award <nowiki>''Premio Euskadi de Literatura''</nowiki><ref>{{cite web|title=Premios Euskadi de literatura|url=http://www.euskadi.eus/web01-a2kulsus/es/contenidos/informacion/euskadi_litera_2009/es_literatu/cast.html|website=Euskadi|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref> for her novel ''El ángulo ciego''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luisa Etxenike gana el Euskadi de literatura en castellano|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2009/11/03/actualidad/1257202802_850215.html|accessdate=27 August 2017|agency=El País}}</ref> In 2013, she was awarded the ''Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Medalla al mérito ciudadano, Donostia|url=http://www.eitb.eus/es/noticias/sociedad/detalle/1231280/medallas-al-merito-donostia-2013--entrega-medallas/|accessdate=26 August 2017|agency=EITB}}</ref> (Medal for Exemplary Citizenship) from the City of San Sebastián.


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==Bibliography==
=='''Honours and Awards'''==
==='''Honours'''===
* '''Chevalier de l’ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres''', (France, 2007)
* '''Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano''', City of San Sebastian, (Spain, 2013)


==='''Literary'''===
===Novels===
* ''Aves del Paraíso'' (2019)
* '''Premio Euskadi de Literatura''', awarded for the novel ''El ángulo ciego'', (Spain, 2009)
* ''Absoluta presencia'' (2018)
* '''Premio Juan Antonio Zunzunegui''', awarded for the novel ''Silverio Girón y otros cuentos'', (Spain, 1982)

==='''Theatre'''===
* '''Premio de Teatro Antonio Buero Vallejo''' awarded for the play ''La herencia'', (Spain, 2016)

==='''Journalism'''===
* '''Premio Emakunde a la Igualdad''', awarded for her articles on women’s issues in ''El País'', by the Basque Institute for Women, (Spain, 2004)
* '''Premio Emakunde de Comunicación''', awarded for her articles on women’s issues in ''El Mundo'', by the Basque Institute for Women, (Spain, 1998)



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=='''Bibliography'''==

==='''Novels'''===
* ''El detective de sonidos'' (Libros de Pizarra, 2011) / (''Le détective de sons''. Naïve Livres Editions, Paris 2014)
* ''El detective de sonidos'' (Libros de Pizarra, 2011) / (''Le détective de sons''. Naïve Livres Editions, Paris 2014)
* ''El ángulo ciego'' (Bruguera, 2009)—'''Premio Euskadi de literatura'''
* ''El ángulo ciego'' (Bruguera, 2009)—''Premio Euskadi de literatura''
* ''Los peces negros'' (Bassarai, 2005)
* ''Los peces negros'' (Bassarai, 2005)
* ''Vino'' (Bassarai, 2003) / (''La ravissement de l’été''., Robert Laffont Éditions, Paris 2012)
* ''Vino'' (Bassarai, 2003) / (''La ravissement de l’été''., Robert Laffont Éditions, Paris 2012)
* ''El mal más grave'' (Bassarai 1997)
* ''El mal más grave'' (Bassarai 1997)
* ''Efectos secundarios'' (Bassarai, 1996) / (''Effetti Secondari'', Edizioni Empirìa, Rome 2000)
* ''Efectos secundarios'' (Bassarai, 1996) / (''Effetti Secondari'', Edizioni Empirìa, Rome 2000)
* ''Querida Teresa'' (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1988)
* ''Querida Teresa'' (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1988)
* ''Silvero Girón y otros cuentos'' (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1982)—'''Premio Juan Antonio Zunzunegui'''
* ''Silvero Girón y otros cuentos'' (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1982)—''Premio Juan Antonio Zunzunegui''<ref>{{cite news|title=La primera edición del Premio de Novela Zunzunegui, para una donostiarra|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/05/cultura/407890803_850215.html|accessdate=27 August 2017|agency=El País}}</ref>


==='''Plays'''===
===Plays===
* ''Gernika es ahora'' (Radio theatre, Cadena Ser, 2017)
* ''Gernika es ahora'' (Radio theatre, Cadena Ser, 2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=La autora de "Gernika es ahora"|url=http://cadenaser.com/especiales/seccion/cultura/2017/gernika-es-ahora/|website=Cadena Ser|accessdate=26 August 2017}}</ref>
* ''La herencia'' (Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, 2016)—'''Premio de Teatro Antonio Buero Vallejo'''
* ''La herencia'' (Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, 2016)—''Premio de Teatro Antonio Buero Vallejo''<ref>{{cite news|title=‘La herencia’, de Luisa Etxenike, XXXII Premio de Teatro Ciudad de Guadalajara Antonio Buero Vallejo 2016|url=http://www.guadanews.es/noticia/41252/tendencias/la-herencia-de-luisa-etxenike-xxxii-premio-de-teatro-ciudad-de-guadalajara-antonio-buero-vallejo-2016.html|accessdate=26 August 2017|agency=Gauda News España}}</ref>
* ''La entrevista'' (co-author physicist Gustavo Ariel Schwartz. El Gallo de Oro, 2015)
* ''La entrevista'' (co-author physicist Gustavo Ariel Schwartz. El Gallo de Oro, 2015)


==='''Poetry'''===
===Poetry===
* ''El arte de la pesca'' (El Gallo de oro, 2015)
* ''El arte de la pesca'' (El Gallo de oro, 2015)


==='''Non-Fiction'''===
===Non-fiction===
* ''Correspondencia con Mircea Cartarescu'' (Ediciones Erein, 2016)
* ''Correspondencia con Mircea Cartarescu'' (Ediciones Erein, 2016)


==='''Short Stories Collections'''===
===Short stories collections===
* ''Ejercicios de duelo'' (Bassarai, 2001)
* ''Ejercicios de duelo'' (Bassarai, 2001)
* ''La historia de amor de Margarita Maura'' (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1989)
* ''La historia de amor de Margarita Maura'' (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1989)


==='''Book Translations'''===
===Book translations===
* ''Alguien vivo pasa'', Claude Lanzmann (Arena Libros, 2005)
* ''Alguien vivo pasa'', [[Claude Lanzmann]] (Arena Libros, 2005)
* ''La cabeza de Paul Verlaine'', Jean-Michel Maulpoix (Bassarai, 2004)
* ''La cabeza de Paul Verlaine'', Jean-Michel Maulpoix (Bassarai, 2004)
* ''Algo negro'', Jacques Roubaud (Bassarai, 2001)
* ''Algo negro'', [[Jacques Roubaud]] (Bassarai, 2001)
* ''Después de los campos, la vida'', Virginie Linhart (Film documentary, 2013)
* ''Después de los campos, la vida'', Virginie Linhart (Film documentary, 2013)


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===Newspaper columns===
* ''El País'', weekly column on culture and politics (2002 – 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=Etxenike's Weekly Column|url=https://elpais.com/autor/luisa_etxenike/a|website=El Pais}}</ref>—Premio Emakunde a la Igualdad, 2004<ref>{{cite news|title=Emakunde premia los artículos de Luisa Etxenike en EL PAÍS|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2004/12/01/paisvasco/1101933603_850215.html|accessdate=27 August 2017|agency=El País}}</ref>
* ''El Mundo'', weekly column on culture and politics (1996 – 2000)—Premio Emakunde de Comunicación, 1998<ref>{{cite web|title=Boletín Oficial del País Vasco|url=https://www.euskadi.eus/y22-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/1998/01/9800164a.shtml|website=Euskadi|accessdate=27 August 2017}}</ref>


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== References ==
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==='''Newspaper Columns'''===
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* ''El País'', weekly column on culture and politics (2002 – 2012)
* ''El Mundo'', weekly column on culture and politics (1996 – 2000)


==External links==
* [http://www.luisaetxenike.net Luisa Etxenike's Official Website]
* [http://www.canaleuropa.eu/en/ Canal Europa]
* [http://unmundodeescritoras.blogspot.com.es Un Mundo de escritoras]


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[[Category:Basque women writers]]
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[[Category:Spanish women writers]]
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 27 June 2022

Luisa Etxenike
BornSan Sebastián Spain
OccupationWriter
LanguageSpanish, French and English
NationalitySpanish
Notable awardsPremio Euskadi de Literatura (2009)

Luisa Etxenike (born 10 July 1957, San Sebastián, Spain) is an author from the Basque Country.[1] She is a recipient of the Premio Euskadi de Literatura and the Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano.

Biography

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She has published several novels, short story collections, plays and a poetry collection. She had a weekly column on culture and politics in the Spanish newspaper, El País.[2] Fluent in Spanish, French and English, she has translated the works of several French authors, including the filmmaker Claude Lanzmann[3]

Etxenike organises local writing workshops,[4][5] and has directed an annual women's literary festival in San Sebastián, Un mundo de escritoras[6] since 1987,(formally known as Encuentro de escritoras),[7] and is the founder and director of the online cultural platform, Canal Europa.[8]

Awards

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In 2009, Etxenike received the Basque literary award ''Premio Euskadi de Literatura''[9] for her novel El ángulo ciego.[10] In 2013, she was awarded the Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano,[11] (Medal for Exemplary Citizenship) from the City of San Sebastián.

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Aves del Paraíso (2019)
  • Absoluta presencia (2018)
  • El detective de sonidos (Libros de Pizarra, 2011) / (Le détective de sons. Naïve Livres Editions, Paris 2014)
  • El ángulo ciego (Bruguera, 2009)—Premio Euskadi de literatura
  • Los peces negros (Bassarai, 2005)
  • Vino (Bassarai, 2003) / (La ravissement de l’été., Robert Laffont Éditions, Paris 2012)
  • El mal más grave (Bassarai 1997)
  • Efectos secundarios (Bassarai, 1996) / (Effetti Secondari, Edizioni Empirìa, Rome 2000)
  • Querida Teresa (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1988)
  • Silvero Girón y otros cuentos (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1982)—Premio Juan Antonio Zunzunegui[12]

Plays

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  • Gernika es ahora (Radio theatre, Cadena Ser, 2017)[13]
  • La herencia (Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, 2016)—Premio de Teatro Antonio Buero Vallejo[14]
  • La entrevista (co-author physicist Gustavo Ariel Schwartz. El Gallo de Oro, 2015)

Poetry

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  • El arte de la pesca (El Gallo de oro, 2015)

Non-fiction

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  • Correspondencia con Mircea Cartarescu (Ediciones Erein, 2016)

Short stories collections

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  • Ejercicios de duelo (Bassarai, 2001)
  • La historia de amor de Margarita Maura (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1989)

Book translations

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  • Alguien vivo pasa, Claude Lanzmann (Arena Libros, 2005)
  • La cabeza de Paul Verlaine, Jean-Michel Maulpoix (Bassarai, 2004)
  • Algo negro, Jacques Roubaud (Bassarai, 2001)
  • Después de los campos, la vida, Virginie Linhart (Film documentary, 2013)

Newspaper columns

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  • El País, weekly column on culture and politics (2002 – 2012)[15]—Premio Emakunde a la Igualdad, 2004[16]
  • El Mundo, weekly column on culture and politics (1996 – 2000)—Premio Emakunde de Comunicación, 1998[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Luisa Etxenike". Asociación de Escritores de Euskadi.
  2. ^ "El País weekly column, 2002-2012". El País.
  3. ^ "Base de datos de libros editados en España". Gobierno de España Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Taller de escritura creativa". DonostiaKultura. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Relatos inolvidables. ¿Cómo escribirlos, cómo leerlos?". University of the Basque Country. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Luisa Etxenike, escritora y coordinadora de 'Un mundo de escritoras'". Cadena Ser. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ ""La voluntad del Encuentro de Escritoras ha sido siempre abrirse al mundo"". El Diaro Vasco. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Director of Canal Europa". Canal Europa.
  9. ^ "Premios Euskadi de literatura". Euskadi. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Luisa Etxenike gana el Euskadi de literatura en castellano". El País. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Medalla al mérito ciudadano, Donostia". EITB. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  12. ^ "La primera edición del Premio de Novela Zunzunegui, para una donostiarra". El País. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. ^ "La autora de "Gernika es ahora"". Cadena Ser. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  14. ^ "'La herencia', de Luisa Etxenike, XXXII Premio de Teatro Ciudad de Guadalajara Antonio Buero Vallejo 2016". Gauda News España. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Etxenike's Weekly Column". El Pais.
  16. ^ "Emakunde premia los artículos de Luisa Etxenike en EL PAÍS". El País. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Boletín Oficial del País Vasco". Euskadi. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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