Kirmen Uribe

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Kirmen Uribe
Uribe at Ledig House (New York, 2015)
Born	(1970-10-05) October 5, 1970 (age 54) Ondarroa, Basque Country, Spain
Occupation	Writer, professor
Education	University of the Basque Country University of Trento
Notable works	Bilbao-New York-Bilbao
Notable awards	National Literature Prize for Narrative (2009) International Writing Program (2017) New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellow (2018-2019)
Website
kirmenuribe.eus

Kirmen Uribe (pronounced [ˈkiɾmen uˈɾibe]; born October 5, 1970) is a Basque language writer. He won the National Prize for Literature in Spain in 2009 for his first novel Bilbao-New York-Bilbao, which has been translated into over 15 languages. His poetry collection Meanwhile Take My Hand (Graywolf, 2007), translated into English by Elizabeth Macklin, was a finalist for the 2008 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. His works have been published in The New Yorker, Open City and Little Star.