He left us Alonso Ibarola “He liked to sign and call” (San Sebastian, 90 years old). Journalist, Writer, Kinefil, Melomano, Joker, charming person. His mastery, caustic humor, clever, sometimes absurd and black in a short story that can leave more resonance from his versatile profile. The great master of journalists, Eduardo Haro Techlan, called him a “almost secret” writer, comparing the great people of the Hispanic humor, Jardial Ponnela, Mihura or Edgar Neville. With Haro Techlan and Ops (which Signs like broken now) Is equal to once a week The wolf brotherA glimpse of freedom in full franco; Those texts of Ibarola can be compared to ops/broken acidic drawings.
Although he also wrote a novel, they were small (sometimes surreal) stories, where he expressed his talent and his widespread knowledge. To his first book, DepetrisThe collections of many other stories have been over thirty years. Some of them appeared in full Franco – so complex – and it was considered a breath to pure air. In other volumes, Firesilla to citizens who respect the law Oh Stories for bourgeoisieExtended Este Por Cizer Javattini . Collected in some of their stories Please be briefAccompanied by famous names of universal literature.
Jose Manual Alonso Ibarola was born in 1934 in San Sebastian. In 1962 he went to Madrid, with various journalistic projects in his hands, “exercising from Vasco”, imitating the speech and disassembling some, sometimes some familiar basque statistics, Bonacharer Sunday.
Used his angle as a journalist once a week Economic SpainWere, and,, and,, and,. Young World (There he merged with Jose Maria Collaborate) or magazine Counterpoint. In those years, in addition, he dedicated to television criticism a week Colony Program Y. To superlateIt was directed. He signed in the television critic’s column in the newspaper for years OfIn addition to participating in Symposia and Congress.
By 1994 he was entirely dedicated to traveling literature, cooperating in the most important specific magazines, as well as in the relevant newspaper departments Like the countryLa Vangardia, newspaper baskEtc. French and Italy their favorite destinations, and the outcome of their adventures NaplesWere, and,, and,, and,. Mine ItalyWere, and,, and,, and,. In Venice you can’t say “I love you”Were, and,, and,, and,. ParisWere, and,, and,, and,. Tahiti and its islands Oh Tours for MitomanosHere is a range of cultural means to England or Vienna.
At short distances, Jose Manual is a great communicator, thanks to his encyclopedic knowledge. You can spend hours to talk about literature with him, however, cinema, opera or music, especially the Opera and the film Italians. This musical love was awarded unexpected gift: giving a report on Verdi, in his Buseto at home, revealing the slide taken to the piano, revealing the “ghost” of Verdi. The show served him for several hours discussing and desktop.
His children Igo, Beatriz and Jose Manual, his friends (lodging) and his readers always remember that half of the Jose Manual, which makes them their stories, are terrible and mourning. Because we smiles separately, and as Gill de Bidma says, this time we understand that the matter is severe.
