Luisa Etxenike
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Luisa Etxenike | |
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| Born | San Sebastián Spain |
| Occupation | Writer, Professor of Creative Writing |
| Language | Spanish, French and English |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Notable awards | Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2007), Premio Euskadi de Literatura (2009) |
Luisa Etxenike (born on 10 July 1957, San Sebastián, Spain) is a highly regarded, award-winning author from the Basque Country[1]. 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''[2]. Fluent in Spanish, French and English, she has translated the works of several French authors, including the filmmaker Claude Lanzmann.
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 organises local writing workshops[3], [4]directs an annual women’s literary festival in San Sebastián (Un mundo de escritoras)[5], and is the founder and director of the online cultural platform, Canal Europa[6].
She is a committed and active member of her community for which she was awarded the Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano[7], (Medal for Exemplary Citizenship) from the City of San Sebastián.
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
- Premio Euskadi de Literatura, awarded for the novel El ángulo ciego, (Spain, 2009)
- Premio Juan Antonio Zunzunegui, awarded for the novel Silverio Girón y otros cuentos, (Spain, 1982)
Theatre
- Premio de Teatro Antonio Buero Vallejo[8] 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)
Bibliography
Novels
- 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
Plays
- Gernika es ahora (Radio theatre, Cadena Ser, 2017)[9]
- La herencia (Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara, 2016)—Premio de Teatro Antonio Buero Vallejo
- La entrevista (co-author physicist Gustavo Ariel Schwartz. El Gallo de Oro, 2015)
Poetry
- El arte de la pesca (El Gallo de oro, 2015)
Non-Fiction
- Correspondencia con Mircea Cartarescu (Ediciones Erein, 2016)
Short Stories Collections
- Ejercicios de duelo (Bassarai, 2001)
- La historia de amor de Margarita Maura (La Primitiva Casa Baroja, 1989)
Book Translations
- 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
- El País, weekly column on culture and politics (2002 – 2012)[10]
- El Mundo, weekly column on culture and politics (1996 – 2000)
External Links
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References
- ^ "Luisa Etxenike". Asociación de Escritores de Euskadi.
- ^ "Premios Euskadi de literatura". Euskadi. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Taller de escritura creativa". DonostiaKultura. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Relatos inolvidables. ¿Cómo escribirlos, cómo leerlos?". University of the Basque Country. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Luisa Etxenike, escritora y coordinadora de 'Un mundo de escritoras'". Cadena Ser. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Director of Canal Europa". Canal Europa.
- ^ "Medalla al mérito ciudadano, Donostia". EITB. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "'La herencia', de Luisa Etxenike, XXXII Premio de Teatro Ciudad de Guadalajara Antonio Buero Vallejo 2016". Gauda News España. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "La autora de "Gernika es ahora"". Cadena Ser. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Etxenike's Weekly Column". El Pais.