David Gistau


David Gistau Retes was a Spanish journalist, scriptwriter and novelist.

Career

After finishing his journalism studies at the Universidad [Complutense de Madrid], Gistau worked for several major Spanish publications, like La Razón, ABC and El Mundo. In his later years, he primarily wrote as a columnist, earning him an appreciable degree of public notoriety.

Published books

  • A que no hay huevos
  • La España de Zetapé
  • ¿Qué nos estás haciendo, ZP?
  • Ruido de fondo
  • Golpes bajos
  • ''Gente que se fue''

Personal life

A father of three sons and a daughter, Gistau died on 9 February 2020 after what had seemed like a smooth recovery from a brain injury he had sustained while training at a boxing gym in November 2019.
Following his death, many public figures such as political leaders Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Casado, as well as fellow authors Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Manuel Jabois and the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, offered their condolences.