Basque writer to speak at Denison

Date of Event: February 21, 2013

Posted: February 8, 2013

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Kirem Uribe, an award-winning writer from the Basque region of Spain, will discuss his work at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, in room 105 of Denison University’s Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Liz Barringer at 740-587-6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

In 2009, Uribe won the National Prize of Literature for his novel “Bilbao-New York-Bilbao,” His book of poems “Bitartean heldu eskutik” (“Meanwhile Take My Hand,”) was awarded the Critics’ Prize and has been translated into Spanish, French, Russian, Catalan and English. Uribe also is the author of several multimedia projects that combine literature with different artistic disciplines, created in collaboration with musicians and artists of audiovisual and plastic arts. He has written essays and fiction for children and young adults.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison, Granville—Lecture: Kirem Uribe at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, in Higley Hall (100 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Liz Barringer at 740-587-6643 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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