Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano (born July 1, 1947), is a contemporary Basque writer, screenwriter and actress. She was born in Donostia-San Sebastián,

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Biography

As a student at the

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, 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

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the resulting monologue, an interpretation by Maite Agirre of the feminine condition and

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solitude. In 1988, the

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'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 have also been translated to

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Works

Short stories

* ''Aspaldian espero zaitudalako ez nago sekula bakarrik'' (1983, ''Erein'') * ''Aurten aldatuko da nire bizitza'' (1992, ''Erein'')

Novels

* ''Zergatik panpox?'' (1979, ''Hordago'') . Spanish: ''¿Por qué Panpox?'', Edicions del Mall, * ''Saturno'' (1987, ''Erein''). Spanish: Alfaguara hispánica, 1999 * ''Koaderno gorria'' (1998, ''Erein'')

Poetry

* ''Maitasunaren magalean'' (1982, ''GAK'') * ''XX. mendeko poesia kaierak - Arantxa Urretabizkaia'' (2000, ''Susa'')

References

1947 births Living people Basque women writers Actresses from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Translators from Spanish Translators to Basque Basque-language writers People from San Sebastián University of Barcelona alumni Basque novelists Basque-language poets Spanish women poets Spanish women short story writers Spanish short story writers 20th-century Spanish poets 20th-century Spanish novelists 20th-century Spanish women writers Spanish women novelists Spanish translators 20th-century translators Spanish film actresses 20th-century short story writers Basque translators {{spain-writer-stub