Joxe Austin Arrieta
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Joxe Austin Arrieta | |
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Born | Donostia, Gipuzkoa | 26 October 1949
Occupation | translator |
Language | Basque |
Nationality | Spanish |
Joxe Austin Arrieta Ugartetxea (born 26 October 1949) is a Basque writer and translator.
Life
Arrieta was born in Donostia, Gipuzkoa. He obtained a degree in Philosophy and Literature (Romanic Philology). From 1982 until he retired, he worked at a bank as a translator. He has been a teacher and a lecturer at the EUTG School of Languages and Philosophy. He has also worked in other areas of Basque culture, collaborating with associations like UZEI and UEU.[1]
He has taken political positions in the field of culture and Basque language.[1]
He has written poetry and narrative and has also excelled as a literary translator. His first published work was Bidaia-Termitosti (Ustela, 1978) a book of short stories. After that, in 1979, Arrieta published his first novel, Abuztuaren 15eko bazkalondoa. Among his poetry books, we should out stand the following ones: Mintzoen mintzak (Elkar,1989) or Graffitien ganbara (Kutxa,1995)[2]. But Arrieta is also a renowned translator and has translated works from French, English, Catalan and German languages into Basque: the play by Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of Hadrian[1] , Lord of the flies by William Golding and Homo Faver, by Max Frisch[3].
Works
Narratives
- Bidaia - Termitosti (1978, Ustela)
- Labur aroz (1997, Txalaparta)
Novels
- Abuztuaren 15eko bazkalondoa (1979, GAK): ISBN 9788475292472, OCLC 907310973
- Manu militari (1987, Elkar)
- Terra Sigillata (2008, Txalaparta)
Poetry
- Arrotzarena neurtitz neurgabeak (1983, GAK)
- Bertso-paper printzatuak (1986, Elkar)
- Mintzoen mintzak (1989, Elkar)
- Graffitien ganbara (1996, Kutxa fundazioa)
- XX. mendeko poesia kaierak - Joxe Austin Arrieta (2001, Susa): Koldo Izagirreren edizioa
- Orbaibar (2003, Kutxa Fundazioa)
References
- ^ a b c interaktiboa, 2011 iametza. "Euskal Idazleen Elkartea. Idazleak". www.idazleak.eus. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Txalaparta publishing". Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. Literary figures". Retrieved 2017-09-12.