David Gistau Explained
David Gistau |
Birth Date: | 19 June 1970 |
Birth Place: | Madrid |
Death Place: | Madrid |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Alma Mater: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
Occupation: | Journalist, scriptwriter, novelist |
Years Active: | 1997–2019 |
Employer: | La Razón (1997-2004) El Mundo (2005-2013) ABC (2013-2018) El Mundo (2018–2019) |
Children: | 4 |
David Gistau Retes (19 June 1970 – 9 February 2020)[1] was a Spanish journalist, scriptwriter and novelist.
Career
After finishing his journalism studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid,[2] Gistau worked for several major Spanish publications, like La Razón, ABC and El Mundo.[3] In his later years, he primarily wrote as a columnist, earning him an appreciable degree of public notoriety.
Published books
- A que no hay huevos (2004)[4]
- La España de Zetapé (2005)[5]
- ¿Qué nos estás haciendo, ZP? (2007)[6]
- Ruido de fondo (2008)[7]
- Golpes bajos (2017)[8]
- Gente que se fue (2019)[9]
Personal life
A father of three sons and a daughter, Gistau died on 9 February 2020 after what had seemed like a smooth recovery from a brain injury he had sustained while training at a boxing gym in November 2019.
Following his death, many public figures such as political leaders Pedro Sánchez[10] and Pablo Casado,[11] as well as fellow authors Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Manuel Jabois and the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, offered their condolences.[12]
Notes and References
- News: Muere el periodista David Gistau a los 49 años. 10 February 2020. El País. es. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: Biografías Opinión elmundo.es. es. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: Muere David Gistau, la contundencia del periodismo. 10 February 2020. El Mundo. es. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: A que no hay huevos El Cultural. El Cultural. Senabre. Ricardo. 22 July 2004 . es. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: La España de Zetapé El Cultural. Sarabia. Bernabé. 28 July 2005 . es. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: '¿Qué nos estás haciendo, ZP?´, de David Gistau. blogs.periodistadigital.com. 26 March 2007. Torres. Vicente. es. 11 February 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324214551/http://blogs.periodistadigital.com/libros.php/2007/03/26/ique_nos_esta_haciendo_zp_a_de_david_gis. 24 March 2019.
- Web site: 'Ruido de fondo', de David Gistau. blogs.periodistadigital.com. 21 April 2018. es. 11 February 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183254/http://blogs.periodistadigital.com/libros.php/2008/04/21/-ruido-de-fondo-de-david-gistau. 19 April 2018.
- Web site: Adelanto de 'Golpes bajos', la nueva novela de David Gistau. 11 January 2017. zenda. es. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: Gistau, "como Umbral" en 'Gente que se fue'. Libertad Digital. 19 February 2019. es. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: El peor desenlace para dos meses de lucha. Nos deja un periodista y columnista de gran talento, mordaz e inteligente. Mi abrazo a su familia, amistades y compañeros de @elmundoes. Hasta siempre, Gistau.. 9 February 2020. twitter.com. 11 February 2020.
- Web site: El periodismo pierde a uno de sus grandes referentes, David Gistau. Un columnista brillante que analizaba la política con talento innato. Un cariñoso abrazo a su mujer, sus 4 hijos, al resto de su familia y a los compañeros que disfrutaron junto a él de una profesión apasionante.. 9 February 2020. twitter.com. 11 February 2020.
- News: Sanz Esquerro. David. Último adiós a David Gistau del periodismo y la política. 11 February 2020. El Mundo. 28.