Luisa Etxenike, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Luisa Etxenike

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1957

Place of Birth: Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain

Profession: writer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Luisa Etxenike (born 10 July 1957, San Sebastián, Spain) is an author from the Basque Country.
She has published several novels, short story collections, plays and a poetry collection.
She had a weekly column on culture and politics in the Spanish newspaper, El País.
In 2009, Etxenike received the Basque literary award ''Premio Euskadi de Literatura'' for her novel El ángulo ciego.
Fluent in Spanish, French and English, she has translated the works of several French authors, including the filmmaker Claude LanzmannEtxenike organises local writing workshops, and has directed an annual women’s literary festival in San Sebastián Un mundo de escritoras since 1987,(formally known as Encuentro de escritoras), and is the founder and director of the online cultural platform, Canal Europa.In 2013 she was awarded the Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano, (Medal for Exemplary Citizenship) from the City of San Sebastián.