Felix Urabayen Guindo (1883 - 1943) was a scarcely known writer, novelist and narrator; now seen as one of the best
prose writers of the literary generation of pre-Spanish Civil War.
He was the most prominent figure of the Navarre narrative and
the first third of the twentieth century. Formerly a teacher, his friendship
with Manuel Azana led him to stand for election in 1936 and got the post of
Minister of Culture.
After the Francoist uprising, he had to move to Madrid and
took refuge in the Mexican Embassy. He was arrested and jailed until November
1940. The last two years of his life were spent in Pamplona, where he finished
his Under the Navarran Oak , the work
that would close his Basque - Navarrese tetralogy.
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