Karmele Jaio Explained

Birth Date:	March 19, 1970
Birth Place:	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Language:	Basque
Alma Mater:	University of the Basque Country
Notable Works:	Amaren eskuak Aitaren etxea

Karmele Jaio Eiguren (Vitoria-Gasteiz, March 19, 1970) is a Basque writer and journalist whose works have been translated into Catalan, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. She is the recipient of multiple awards for Amaren eskuak (2006, Elkar) and Aitaren etxea and (Elkar, 2019).

Early life and education

Karmele Jaio Eiguren was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, in 1970.^[1]

She graduated in Information Sciences in 1993–94 from the University of the Basque Country.

Career

Since graduation, she has worked in various media outlets. She has been head of communications for the Euskalgintza Elkarlanean Foundation or head of communications for (Basque Women's Institute). She occasionally publishes columns in media such as , , and Deia.

She has published stories, novels and poetry. Some of her stories have been adapted for the theatre: director Ramón Barea directed the play Ecografías in 2010, based on the author's story of the same name. Her stories have been published in numerous anthologies and her works have been translated into Catalan, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. Since July 2015, she has been a corresponding academic of Euskaltzaindia, the Royal Academy of the Basque Language.^[2]

Selected works

Poetry collections

• Orain hilak ditugu (2015, Elkar).

Short stories

• Hamabost zauri (2004, Elkar). Published in Spanish as, Heridas crónicas (2010, Ttarttalo).
• Zu bezain ahul (2007, Elkar).
• Ez naiz ni (2012, Elkar).

Novels

• Amaren eskuak (2006, Elkar). Published in Spanish as Las manos de mi madre, (Ttarttalo, 2008). Adapted for the cinema by and presented at the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián.
• Musika airean (2010, Elkar). Published in Spanish as Música en el aire (Ttarttalo, 2013).
• Aitaren etxea  (Elkar, 2019). La casa del padre (Destino, 2020). My father's house (Dedalus Ltd., 2023)

Awards

• 2006, for Amaren eskuak.^[3]
• 2006, for Amaren eskuak.^[4]
• 2006, for Amaren eskuak.^[5]
• 2007, Zazpi Kale Saria for Amaren eskuak.
• 2010, II Ezequiel Etxebarria Saria for Amaren eskuak.^{[6] [7]}
• 2012, VII for Amaren eskuak.
• 2019, 111 Akademia saria for Aitaren etxea.^{[5] [8]}
• 2020, for Aitaren etxea.^[9]

External links

• Karmele Jaio, at Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

Notes and References

1. Web site: Karmele Jaio. 16 August 2024. PDF. . es.
2. Web site: Euskaltzaindia nombra 6 nuevos académicos correspondientes. EITB. es.
3. Web site: Beterriko Liburua saria, Karmele Jaioren 'Amaren eskuak'-entzat. es. 2007-05-11. El Diario Vasco.
4. Web site: Jaio . Karmele. Lur hiztegi entziklopedikoa Kultura eta Hizkuntza Politika Saila . euskara.euskadi.eus . eu.
5. Web site: Erredakzioa. Karmele Jaiok irabazi du 2019ko 111 Akademiaren Saria. eu. 2020-05-08.
6. Web site: Euskara – Lehiaketak – Ezekiel Etxebarria Saria. ermua.es.
7. News: ERMUA / Karmele Jaio recibe el premio Ezekiel Etxebarria. El Correo. pdf.
8. Iñigo. Astiz. eu. Berria.
9. Berria. Jaio, Astiz eta Asiain saritu dituzte Euskadi Literatura Sarietan. eu.