Karmele Jaio


Karmele Jaio Eiguren 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 and Aitaren etxea and.
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Early life and education

Karmele Jaio Eiguren was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, in 1970.
She graduated in Information Sciences in 1993–94 from 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 . 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.

Selected works

Poetry collections

Orain hilak ditugu.

Short stories

Hamabost zauri.Zu bezain ahul. Ez naiz ni.

Novels

Amaren eskuak. Published in Spanish as Las manos de mi madre,. Musika airean. Published in Spanish as Música en el aire. Aitaren etxea  . La casa del padre. My father's house.

Awards

  • 2006, for Amaren eskuak.
  • 2006, for Amaren eskuak.
  • 2006, for Amaren eskuak.
  • 2007, Zazpi Kale Saria for Amaren eskuak.
  • 2010, II Ezequiel Etxebarria Saria for Amaren eskuak.
  • 2012, VII for Amaren eskuak.
  • 2019, 111 Akademia saria for Aitaren etxea.
  • 2020, for Aitaren etxea.