Karina Sainz Borgo (born 1982, Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan journalist and writer who has lived in Spain since 2006. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages,[1] and her stories have been published in magazines such as Granta en español.[2]
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Among Sainz's most important works are La hija de la española, her first novel, which has been translated into more than twenty languages, and El Tercer País, which was awarded the Jan Michalski Prize.[3] Along with authors such as Keila Vall de la Ville, Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, Michelle Roche Rodríguez, María Elena Morán, and Camilo Pino, she is part of what critics have called the "literature of the diaspora" or "exodus".[4][5]
Early life and education
editKarina Sainz Borgo was born in Caracas in 1982.[6]
She was a student at the Andrés Bello Catholic University before emigrating to Spain in 2006. She continued her studies at the Complutense University of Madrid (Master's, 2007), and at the Universidad CEU San Pablo.[6]
Career
editSainz Borgo is a reporter and columnist for the Spanish newspaper ABC;[7] she has worked for Spanish media such as Vozpópuli, Zenda, and Onda Cero.[8] She is a cultural journalist and author of journalism books such as Caracas hip-hop (2007) and Tráfico y Guaire, el país y sus intelectuales (2007).[9]
In 2019, she published La hija de la española, her first novel, which has been translated into more than twenty languages.[10][11] Time magazine included this title among the 100 most important books of 2019.[12]
In her second book, Crónicas barbitúricas, she recounts her life in Madrid.[13] In her 2021 novel, El Tercer País, she revisits the myth of Antigone and the fundamental right that human beings have to bury their dead.[14][15] Her 2023 fantasy novel, La isla del Doctor Schubert, with illustrations by Natàlia Pàmies,[16] was a finalist for the Grand Continent prize in 2023.[17]
Awards and honours
edit- Grand Prix L'Héroïne Madame Figaro, foreign novel category (2020)[18]
- Nominated for the LiBeraturpreis (2020)[18]
- Finalist for the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Stockholm (2021)[18]
- Longlisted, Europese Literatuurprijs (2021)[19]
- O. Henry Prize (2021)[20]
- Selection, Fnac Novel Prize (2023)[21]
- David Gistau Journalism Award (2023)[22]
- Winner, Jan Michalski Prize (2023)[23]
- Finalist, Grand Continent Prize (2023)[17]
Selected works
editNon-fiction
edit- Caracas hip-hop (Caracas, 2007)
- Tráfico y Guaire, el país y sus intelectuales (Fundación Para La Cultura Urbana, 2007) ISBN 978-980-6553-68-2
- Cuatro reportajes, dos décadas, una historia: Tráfico y Guaire, el país y sus intelectuales (Fundación para la Cultura Urbana, 2007) ISBN 978-980-6553-68-2
- Crónicas barbitúricas (Círculo de Tiza, 2019) ISBN 8494913190
Novels
edit- La hija de la española (Lumen, 2019) ISBN 8426406947
- El Tercer País ([Lumen, 2021) ISBN 1644733722
- La isla del Doctor Schubert (Lumen, 2023) ISBN 9788426424532
References
edit- ^ Pardo, Carlos (11 March 2019). "Maldito país, Venezuela" [Damn country, Venezuela]. El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Scissors". Granta. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "La venezolana Karina Sainz Borgo gana el premio Jan Michalski por 'El tercer país'" [Venezuelan Karina Sainz Borgo wins Jan Michalski Award for 'The Third Country']. Letralia, Tierra de Letras (in Spanish). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Olivares, Francisco. "Literatura de la diáspora venezolana" [Literature of the Venezuelan diaspors]. Coolt (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Dulce Maria (24 March 2019). "El éxodo del talento literario" [The exodus of literary talent]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Karina Sainz Borgo". international literature festival berlin. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Artículos escritos por Karina Sainz Borgo en Diario ABC" [Articles written by Karina Sainz Borgo in Diario ABC]. Diario ABC (in Spanish). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Palomo, Elvira (10 October 2019). "Karina Sainz Borgo: 'No conozco otra cosa que no sea la violencia'" [Karina Sainz Borgo: 'I don't know anything other than violence']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "El Cultural - Revista de cultura y artes referente en España". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "En espera de la tercera, por Daniel Fernández" [Waiting for the third, by Daniel Fernández]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Goldáraz, Luis H. (10 March 2021). "Karina Sainz Borgo: 'No ha habido territorio más incomprendido que el del migrante'" [Karina Sainz Borgo: 'There has never been a more misunderstood territory than that of the migrant']. Libertad Digital - Cultura (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "'Time' elige 'La hija de la española' de Karina Sainz entre los 100 mejores libros del año" ['Time' selects Karina Sainz's 'La hija de la española' among the 100 best books of the year]. Vozpópuli (in Spanish). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Cadenas, Julia F. (6 November 2019). "'Madrid es la relación más larga que he tenido'" ['Madrid is the longest relationship I've had']. El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Sagel, Mariela. "El tercer país" [The third country]. www.laestrella.com.pa (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Maier, Anna Carolina (22 November 2021). "'El tercer país', el Comala donde uno no quiere volver" ['The third country', the Comala where one does not want to return]. Letras Libres (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "'La isla del doctor Schubert': la inventiva sin límites de Karina Sainz Borgo" ['The Island of Doctor Schubert': Karina Sainz Borgo's limitless inventiveness]. El Español (in Spanish). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b "L'île du docteur Schubert" [Doctor Schubert's Island]. Le Grand Continent (in French). 14 December 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Cabrices, Rafael Osío. "Karina Sainz Borgo: 'No creo en las literaturas nacionales'" [Karina Sainz Borgo: 'I don't believe in national literature']. Cinco8 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Europese Literatuurprijs - Longlist 2021". www.europeseliteratuurprijs.nl. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Four O. Henry Prize Winning Stories Published by Granta". Granta. 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Prix du Roman Fnac 2023 : les finalistes et les 30 titres en lice" [Prix du Roman Fnac 2023: the finalists and the 30 titles in the running]. L'Éclaireur Fnac (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Karina Sainz Borgo, ganadora del Premio David Gistau de Periodismo 2023" [Karina Sainz Borgo, winner of the 2023 David Gistau Journalism Award]. ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "2023". Fondation Jan Michalski. Retrieved 7 September 2024.