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Joxantonio Ormazabal
Jose Antonio Ormazabal
BornJoxantonio Ormazabal Berasategi
July 21, 1948
Zegama, Spain
DiedMay 2, 2010
Zegama, Spain

Joxantonio Ormazabal (21 July 1948 – 2 May 2010) was a Spanish writer of children's literature. He was born in Zegama, Spain. He wrote several children's books and is considered one of the pillars of Basque children's literature.

Early life

Joxantonio Ormazabal was born in 1948 in the Spanish town of Zegama, Spain. At the age of 12 he joined a seminary in Saturrarán. Later, he studied at a seminary in San Sebastián. He left the seminary to study teaching. In an interview with Argia magazine on 27 September 2009, he stated, "I do not remember reading tales. My mother indeed told me stories. I remember the characters of Peru and María, but I did not grow up among books."[1]

Career

At the age of 23, Ormazabal became a teacher at a private school in Ikastola Salbatore Mitxelena in Zarautz. During that time, he worked with authors such as Anjel Lertxundi, Mariasun Landa, and Juan Martin Elexpuru. To answer his students' questions, he wrote his first book using the pen name Joxean. He found that children were motivated by his stories, so he continued running tests of his work by writing, transcribing, and distributing stories to be read the next day. While working as a teacher, Ormazabal composed the lyrics of well-known songs with Imanol Urbia, such as Astoa, Fair, and Tximeleta mountain. [1]

Ormazabal later began teaching at Alkartasuna High School in Beasain.

In 1980, Ormazabal left teaching to become an editor at Elkar Publishing House. Here he would publish his first work, Fernando Smezketarra.[2] He was responsible for the children and youth departments at Elkar Publishing House until his supposed retirement in 2009.[3] He continued his work in children's literature by editing and occasionally translating important works.

In Ormazabal's prose work, he has generally focused on humor and fantasy. However, he has also published works tackling topics such as freedom (Kaiolatik Mendira, 1986), poverty and discrimination (Kittano, 1995), relations between grandparents and grandchildren (Aitona parapentean, 2004), and ecology (Txoria zezenaren adar gainean, 1999).

Poetry played a prominent role in Ormazabal's body of work. He had been a finalist in the Euskadi Literary Prize for Children and Youth Literature in 2008 for the poem Ilunorduak eta Argilaurdenak (2007).

Some of Ormazabal's best-known works were Kaskarintxo (1983), Margolin (1983), Pernando Amezketarra (1981), and Kittano. His other writings include humorous stories, poems, word games, and tongue twisters.

Death

Ormazabal died in Zegama, Spain, on 2 May, 2010 after falling into a well. His body was found at the vent of the Oazurza tunnel on the Madrid-Irún railway line.[4]

Books

  • Ehun ipuin hitz gutxitan Donostia: Elkar, D.L. 2010. ISBN 9788497838320, OCLC 863181345
  • Amona eta aitona udalekuetan (2008, Elkar)
  • Ilunorduak eta argilaurdenak Donostia Elkarlanean, 2007. ISBN 9788497835145, OCLC 433392926
  • Aitona parapentean (2004, Elkar)
  • Antonio Bolas (2002, Elkar)
  • Hiztegi jolastia (2002, Elkar)
  • Bihotza zubi Donostia: Elkarlanean, L.G. 2001. ISBN 9788483317389, OCLC 863165188
  • Josebiñe (2001, Elkar)
  • Irri eta barre (2001, Elkar),
  • Kotti (2001, Elkar)
  • Amona Bizikletan (2000, Elkar)[5]
  • Bi indar txiki inauterietan (2000, Elkar)
  • Koxmeren gezurrak (2000, Elkar)
  • Helikopteroa ikastolan (2000, Elkar)
  • Gorritxo eta Beltxiko (2000, Elkar)
  • Amona Bizikletan (2000, Elkar)
  • Txoria zezenaren adar gainean (1999, Elkar)
  • Saturna (1999, Elkar)
  • Patxibusa (1998, Elkar)
  • Azenalian erraldoia (1998, Elkar)
  • Nola ibili munduan, ohetik jaiki gabe (1998, Elkar)
  • Txoko txiki txukuna (1998, Elkar)
  • Olentzeroren oparia (1998, Elkar)
  • Haizemari (1998, Elkar)
  • Zipriztin (1996, Elkar)
  • Lazkao Txiki (1995, Elkar
  • Kittano (1995, Elkar)
  • Hitzak jostailu (1994, Elkar)
  • Pernando Amezketarra (1994, Elkar)
  • Esaera zaharrak eta txiste berriak (1994, Elkar)
  • Maripertxenta (1993, Elkar)
  • Esaera zaharrak (1990, Elkar)
  • Txisteak (1990, Elkar)
  • Igarkizunak (1990, Elkar)
  • Kiriko eta bere sendia (1989, Elkar)
  • Honela bizi naiz ni (1986, Elkar)
  • Auto, asto train (1986, Elkar)
  • Kaiolatik mendira (1986, Elkar)
  • Margolin (1983, Elkar)

Translations

References

  1. ^ a b "Ormazabal Berasategi, Joxean - Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia". Aunamendi.eusko-ikaskuntza.eus.
  2. ^ "Toni und die Mondspinne: Eine Geschichte /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Joxantonio Ormazabal", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2019-11-01, retrieved 2020-01-01
  4. ^ "Fallece el escritor Joxean Ormazabal al care a un Pozo en Zegama". Elpias.com. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ Urbieta, Imanol ( 1934-) (2009), Urtxintxa abestiak, Ikastolen Elkartea, OCLC 920845278, retrieved 2020-01-15{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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