Arantxa Urretabizkaia

Arantxa Urretabizkaia Bejarano (born 1 July 1947) is a Basque writer, screenwriter and actress.

Biography She was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. As a student at the University of Barcelona, Urretabizkaia wrote the screenplays of: A los cuatro vientos, (English title: To the Four Winds), 1987 Zergatik panpox? (Basque - released as a film in 1985) Albaniaren konkista, (Basque title: Albaniaren konkista), 1984.

In 1981 she also acted in La Fuga de Segovia film (English title: Escape from Segovia).

The Basque theatre company Agerre Teatroa adapted her novel «Zergatik Panpox?» and performed in Madrid the resulting monologue, an interpretation by Maite Agirre of the feminine condition and fin de siècle solitude.

In 1988, the Basque Government's Department of Culture and Tourism created the Premio de Merecimiento de las Letras Vascas and appointed Urretabizkaia a member to represent Basque cultural interests.

Some of her works have also been translated to German.

Works

Short stories Aspaldian espero zaitudalako ez nago sekula bakarrik (1983, Erein) Aurten aldatuko da nire bizitza (1992, Erein)

Novels Zergatik panpox? (1979, Hordago) . Spanish: ¿Por qué Panpox?, Edicions del Mall, Saturno (1987, Erein). Spanish: Alfaguara hispánica, 1999 Koaderno gorria (1998, Erein)

Poetry Maitasunaren magalean (1982, GAK) XX. mendeko poesia kaierak - Arantxa Urretabizkaia (2000, Susa)