Fernando Aramburu
Illustration — Fernando Aramburu in 2011 Fernando Aramburu (San Sebastián, 1959) is a Spanish writer. He is the author of the novel Patria (English title: "Homeland"), which deals with terrorism in the Basque Country. His novels and poems have received important prizes: Tusquets, Vargas Llosa NH Prize, National Critics' Prize and National Prize for Narrative Writing.
Fernando Aramburu
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- Full name
- Fernando Aramburu Irigoyen.
- Born
- 1959 · San Sebastián.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- writer · translator · teacher · novelist · essayist · poet
- Fields
- creative and professional writing · poetry
- Education
- University of Zaragoza
- Known for
- Homeland · Los ojos vacíos
- Honours
- Premio Biblioteca Breve · Premio Tusquets de Novela · National Novel Prize · Premio Real Academia Española · Don Quijote Journalism Prize · Euskadi Awards (Basque-language literature)
- Languages
- Spanish · German
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Fernando Aramburu studied at University of Zaragoza. The recorded working language is Spanish and German. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing and poetry. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are children's and aphorism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Hanover. Employment is recorded with El País. Works named in the authority record are Homeland and Los ojos vacíos. Distinctions recorded are Premio Biblioteca Breve, Premio Tusquets de Novela, National Novel Prize and Premio Real Academia Española.
He graduated in Spanish Philology from University of Zaragoza and has been living and working as a lecturer in Spanish language in Germany since 1985. His 2006 novel Fuegos con limón described his youthful experiences in Grupo CLOC de Arte y Desarte, a surrealist group which published a magazine between 1978 and 1981. He won the Premio Tusquets de Novela in 2011 for his novel Años lentos, and the Premio Biblioteca Breve in 2015 for Ávidas pretensiones.
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• Fuegos con limón (Fires with Lemon) (won the Ramón Gómez de le Serna prize in 1997). • Los ojos vacíos (Empty Eyes) (Euskadi Prize in 2001) • El Trompetista del Utopia (The Trompetist of Utopia) (made into a film called Under the Stars) • Bambi sin sombra (Shadowless Bambi) • El artista y su cadaver (The Artist and his Corpse) (short prose writings) • Vida de un piojo llamado Matías (Life of a louse called Matias) (children's book) • No ser no duele (Not being does not hurt) (short stories) • Los peces de la amargura (The Fish of Bitterness) (short stories; won the Mario Varga Llosa NH prize in 2006). Real Academia Prize, and Dulce Chacón Prize. • El vigilante del fiordo (The Fjord Watchman) (short stories) (2011) • Ávidas pretensiones (Avid Pretensions) (2014) • Patria (Homeland) (2016). National Critics' Prize and National Prize for Narrative Writing. • Autorretrato sin mí (Self-portrait without me) (2018) • Los vencejos (The swifts) (2021) • El niño (The child) (2024)

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- 1.Cruz, Juan. Fernando Aramburu, premio Nacional de Narrativa por 'Patria'. El País. 2017-10-17. 1134-6582.
- 2.Migelez, Xabier. Fernando Aramburu, autor de 'Patria', tras la polémica del cartel de HBO: "Me parece un desacierto". elconfidencial.com. 2020-09-02.
- 3.Fernando Aramburu - Departamento de Bibliotecas y Documentación del Instituto Cervantes. www.cervantes.es.
- 4.Senabre, Ricardo. Fuegos con limón: Fernando Aramburu. ABC Cultural. 20 December 1996.
- 5.Fernando Aramburu, Premio Tusquets por su novela 'Años lento. La Vanguardia. 2011-11-29.
- 6.Fernando Aramburu gana el Biblioteca Breve con 'Ávidas pretensiones'. La Vanguardia. 10 February 2014.
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