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
editKarmele 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.[1]
Career
editSince graduation, she has worked in various media outlets. She has been head of communications for the Euskalgintza Elkarlanean Foundation or head of communications for Emakunde (Basque Women's Institute). She occasionally publishes columns in media such as Diario de Noticias de Álava, Noticias de Gipuzkoa, and Deia.[1] 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
editPoetry collections
edit- Orain hilak ditugu (2015, Elkar).
Short stories
edit- Hamabost zauri (2004, Elkar). Published in Spanish as, Heridas crónicas (2010, Ttarttalo).
- Zu bezain ahul (2007, Elkar).
- Ez naiz ni (2012, Elkar).
Novels
edit- Amaren eskuak (2006, Elkar). Published in Spanish as Las manos de mi madre, (Ttarttalo, 2008). Adapted for the cinema by Mireia Gabilondo 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
edit- 2006, Beterriko Liburua Saria for Amaren eskuak.[3]
- 2006, Prix Zilarrezko Euskadi for Amaren eskuak.[4]
- 2006, 111 akademia saria for Amaren eskuak.[5]
- 2007, Zazpi Kale Saria for Amaren eskuak.[4]
- 2010, II Ezequiel Etxebarria Saria for Amaren eskuak.[6][7]
- 2012, VII Igartza Saria for Amaren eskuak.[4]
- 2019, 111 Akademia Saria for Aitaren etxea.[5][8]
- 2020, Premios Euskadi de Literatura for Aitaren etxea. [9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Karmele Jaio" (PDF) (in Spanish). ARTIUM – Biblioteca y Centro de Documentación. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Euskaltzaindia nombra 6 nuevos académicos correspondientes" (in Spanish). EITB.
- ^ "Beterriko Liburua saria, Karmele Jaioren 'Amaren eskuak'-entzat" (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 2007-05-11.
- ^ a b c Jaio, Karmele. "Lur hiztegi entziklopedikoa Kultura eta Hizkuntza Politika Saila". euskara.euskadi.eus (in Basque).
- ^ a b "Karmele Jaiok irabazi du 2019ko 111 Akademiaren Saria" (in Basque). Erredakzioa. 2020-05-08.
- ^ "Euskara – Lehiaketak – Ezekiel Etxebarria Saria". ermua.es.
- ^ "ERMUA / Karmele Jaio recibe el premio Ezekiel Etxebarria" (pdf). El Correo.
- ^ "Iñigo". Berria (in Basque). Astiz.
- ^ "Jaio, Astiz eta Asiain saritu dituzte Euskadi Literatura Sarietan". Berria (in Basque).