Erein 2010 68 Pages Original title: Eblina Mandarina ISBN: 978-84-9746-567-0
Ebelina lives in a travelling circus and dreams of becoming a trapeze artist. But to do that she will have to overcome one handicap: she is in fact afraid of heights. She will pluck up the courage she needs with the help of her new friend Katerina, but not all is plain sailing because her new friend has her own problems, too. Fantasy, everyday events and the characteristics corresponding to critical realism come together in this story. The main story is divided into short sections, but the balance between humour and the protagonist’s intimate tone, among other things, provide all the chapters with a certain unity.
Born in Alsasua (1976), she currently lives in Arbizu. She holds a Bachelor´s Degree in Basque Studies and works as a Basque Language Technician for the local authority. She is a corresponding member of Euskaltzaindia, the Royal Academy of the Basque Language. Her work has received awards and has been translated into several languages. In the last few years, as well as various volumes of children´s literature, a number of books by this author from Navarre have been stacked on bookstore shelves, all of them in Basque. Her latest published works are the poetry books Irautera (Persistence, Elkar, 2019) and Alaska (Elkar, 2023). She also manages the literature blog Iparraldeko neska (A girl from the Northern Basque Country).
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