Laura Mintegi Lakarra (born October 26, 1955) is a Basque author, politician and a professor at the

University of the Basque Country The University of the Basque Country ( eu, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, ''EHU''; es, Universidad del País Vasco, ''UPV''; UPV/EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initiall ...

. Although she was born in Navarre, she moved to

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at an early age and has lived there ever since; first in

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and later in

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. She has a degree in History and a PhD in

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. She has been a professor at the University of the Basque Country since 1981, where she teaches in the Department of Didactics for Language and Literature. She was the director of this Department from 1999 to 2006, and retook the job again in 2010. Besides that, she has been the president of the Basque

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Club since 2004.

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(the official academy of Basque language) named her correspondent in 2006. She was won several literary awards, for instance, the “Azkue Nobela Saria”, the “Donostia Hiria Saria” and the “Jon Mirande Saria” and the “Golden Pen”, award in recognition of her literary career. She has also been a judge for other awards, such as the “Certámen de Narrativa María Maeztu”, the Grant “Joseba Jaka”, the “Rikardo Arregi Kazetaritza Saria” and the “René Cassin Human Rights” Award. She is a usual collaborator in the media, both in the audiovisual media (in TV stations like ETB, Hamaika Telebista and in radio stations like Bizkaia Irratia, Egin Irratia, Bilbo Hiria Irratia, Euskalerria Irratia and Euskadi Irratia) and the written media (''Anaitasuna, Argia, Susa, Ttu-ttuá,

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Euskaldunon Egunkaria ''Egunkaria'' (Basque for ''The Daily'') for thirteen years was the only fully Basque language newspaper in circulation until it was closed down on 20 February 2003 by the Spanish authorities due to allegations of an illegal association with E ...

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, Jakin, Hegats'' and many others).

Narrative

* '' Ilusioaren ordaina'' (1983, ''Erein'')

Novels

* Bai... baina ez (1986, Susa): Republish in Elkarlanean 1999 * Legez kanpo (1991, Elkar) * Nerea eta biok (1994, Txalaparta) * Sisifo maite minez (2001, Txalaparta) * Ecce homo (2006, Txalaparta)

Essay

* Sujektibitatea euskal nobelagintzan: Stephen Crane-ren "The Red Badge of Courage"' (1999, UPV/EHU)

Biography

* '' Julene Azpeitia'' (1988, ''Eusko Jaurlaritza'')

Translations

* La topera in...Antologia de la Narrativa Vasca Actual (1986, Edicions del Mall) (Translated to Spanish) * Mole Hole in... Contemporary Basque Fiction (1990,

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) (Translated to English) * Sisifo enamorado (2003,

Txalaparta The txalaparta ( or ) is a specialized Basque music device of wood or stone. In some regions of the Basque Country, (with ) means "racket", while in others (in Navarre) has been attested as meaning the trot of the horse, a sense closely relate ...

) (Translated to Spanish) * Nerea and I (2005, Peter Lang, New York) (Translated to English) * Ecce homo (2007, ONCE) (Printed in Basque in braille) * Ecce homo (2009,

) (Translated to Spanish) * Sisyphus verliefd (2011, Zirimiri Press, Amsterdam) (Translated to Dutch) * Ecce homo (2012, Pahl-Rugenstein, Bonn) (Translated to German)

External links

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Laura Mintegi literaturaren zubitegian
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Subjektibitatea nobelagintzan. Stephen Crane-ren "The Red Badge of Courage"
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Laura Mintegi Basque Literature

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mintegi, Laura 1955 births Basque novelists Basque women writers EH Bildu politicians Living people Politicians from Navarre Academic staff of the University of the Basque Country Basque-language writers University of the Basque Country alumni