Ramon Saizarbitoria Explained
| Ramon Saizarbitoria |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1944 |
| Birth Place: | San Sebastián |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Notableworks: | Ehun metro |
Ramon Saizarbitoria (born 21 April 1944, in San Sebastián) is a contemporary Basque writer and sociologist.[1]
Life
Ramon Saizarbitoria has a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, and is director of the Center for Documentation and Sociological Studies of San Sebastián in Basque Country, Spain. He has published numerous books in the field of social services. Since the mid-1960s, he has been working in media in the Basque Country. In 1967, he collaborated with other writers to create LUR publishing. In the 1970s, he launched the literary magazine "Oh! Euskadi".Saizarbitoria is primarily a novelist, but has also written essays and poetry. He is one of the most important authors in Basque literature,[2] and is considered, along with 'Txillardegi', as the modernizer of the Basque novel. In 1986, the director Alfonso Ungría adapted Saizarbitoria's book Ehun Metro into a movie.[3] Saizarbitoria is primarily a novelist, but has also written essays and poetry. He is one of the most important authors in Basque literature, and is considered, along with 'Txillardegi', as the modernizer of the Basque novel. In 1986, the director Alfonso Ungría adapted Saizarbitoria's book Ehun Metro into a movie.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Works
Poetry
- Poesia banatua (Lur, 1969), in HAINBAT AUTORE, Euskal Elerti 69 (461–484).
Novels
- Egunero Hasten Delako (Lur, 1969).
- Ehun Metro (Lur, 1976). Spanish edition: Cien metros (Nuestra Cultura Editorial, 1979).
- Ene Jesus (Kriselu, 1976).
- Hamaika Pauso (Erein, 1995). Spanish edition: Los pasos incontables (Espasa-Calpe, 1998).
- Bihotz bi. Gerrako kronikak (Erein, 1996). Spanish edition: Amor y guerra (Espasa-Calpe, 1999).
- Gorde nazazu lurpean (Erein, 2000). Spanish edition:Guárdame bajo tierra (Alfaguara, 2002).
- Kandinskyren tradizioa (Erein, 2003). Bilingual edition: Kandinskyren tradizioa-La tradición de Kandinsky (Atenea, 2003).
- Martutene" (Erein, 2012). Spanish edition: Martutene (Erein, 2013). English edition: Martutene (HispaBooks, Madrid, 2016).
Non-fiction
- Mendebaleko ekonomiaren historia; Merkantilismotik 1914-era arte ("Historia de la economía de Occidente; del Mercantilismo a 1914") (Lur,1970).
- Nacer en Guipúzcoa, (Servicio de Estudios Aspace, 1981).
- Perinatalidad y prevención, (Hordago, 1981).
- Aberriaren alde (eta kontra), (Alberdania, 1999).
See also
Notes and References
- Izurieta . Ibon . Ramón Saizarbitoria's High Modernist Novel in Contemporary Basque Literature . Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies . 2004 . 8 . 75–86 . 10.1353/hcs.2011.0318 . 20641702 . 144656719 . 30 December 2020.
- Book: Resina . Joan Ramon . Javier . Laura . Manuel . Muñoz-Basols . Lonsdale . Delgado . Fermented Memory: The Intemperance of History in the Narrative of Ramón Saizarbitoria in the book, The Routledge Companion to Iberian Studies . 2017 . Routledge . London . 10.4324/9781315709895 . 10810/41497 . 9780415722834 . 30 December 2020.
- Web site: Ramón Saizarbitoria, renovador de la novela euskérica . Euskaltzaindia . euskaltzaindia . 30 December 2020.
- Web site: Ramón Saizarbitoria . Biografías y vidas . Biografías y vidas . 30 December 2020.
- Web site: Ramón Saizarbitoria presentará 'Martutene' en Madrid . Deia . 30 April 2013 . Deia . 30 December 2020.
- Web site: Nos están haciendo creer que los jóvenes no aman la cultura . Diario vasco . 8 December 2019 . Diario vasco . 30 December 2020.
- News: Saizarbitoria y Rikardo Arregi logran los premios de la Crítica en euskera . El país . 13 April 2013 . 30 December 2020 .
- Web site: Ramon Saizarbitoria . Erein . Erein . 30 December 2020.
- Web site: Ramón Saizarbitoria presenta su último libro 'Miren y el romanticismo' . Eitb . Eitb . 30 December 2020.
- Web site: Ramon Saizarbitoria: adolescentes sabios a los que guardar para siempre . El mundo . 28 November 2019 . El mundo . 30 December 2020.
