Joxe Austin Arrieta

Joxe Austin Arrieta Ugartetxea (born 26 October 1949) is a Basque writer and translator.

Joxe Austin Arrieta
Born (1949-10-26) 26 October 1949
Donostia, Gipuzkoa
Occupationtranslator
LanguageBasque
NationalitySpanish

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)
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References
  1. interaktiboa, 2011 iametza. "Euskal Idazleen Elkartea. Idazleak". www.idazleak.eus. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. "Txalaparta publishing". Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. "Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. Literary figures". Retrieved 2017-09-12.
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