“I used to be at home with my mother and my aunts...in the kitchen. There I learned to listen to stories, stories of the sea, war, love... Those women taught me storytelling. ”

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Kirmen Uribe (keer-men oo-ree-bay)

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IMAGE SOURCE: “Kirmen Uribe will simultaneously publish his new novel “Time to Wake up Together” in four languages.” euskalkultura.eus. 14 Mar. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: Charlie McBride.  “The sea is always a reason for writing - Kirmen Uribe.” Galway Advertiser. 5 Apr 2012.

IMAGE SOURCE: “Kirmen Uribe will simultaneously publish his new novel “Time to Wake up Together” in four languages.” euskalkultura.eus. 14 Mar. 2016. | TEXT SOURCE: Charlie McBride.  “The sea is always a reason for writing - Kirmen Uribe.” Galway Advertiser. 5 Apr 2012.

QUOTE CONTEXT: “I’m definitely a writer because I was born in the place where I was born. My father was a fisherman and I used to be at home with my mother and my aunts.”

QUOTE QUESTION: Where did you learn storytelling?

IMAGE CONTEXT: “The next novel by Kirmen Uribe (Ondarroa, Basque Country 1970) will be published simultaneously in four languages: Basque (Susa), Spanish (Seix Barral), Catalan (Editions 62) and Galician (Xerias).“

IMAGE QUESTION: With whom do you tell your stories?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a Scottish newspaper. The photo is from a website devoted to Basque heritage around the world.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What international media sources do you trust to carry the words of your People?

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