Quim Monzó

Quim Monzó (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkim munˈso])[1] (born 24 March 1952 in Barcelona, Spain), is a contemporary Catalan writer of novels, short stories and discursive prose, mostly in Catalan. In the early 1970s, Monzó reported from Vietnam, Cambodia, Northern Ireland and East Africa for the Barcelona newspaper Tele/eXprés. He lives in Barcelona and publishes regularly in La Vanguardia.

His fiction is characterized by an awareness of pop culture and irony. His other prose maintains this humor. One collection of his essays, Catorze ciutats comptant-hi Brooklyn, is notable for its account of New York in the days immediately following September 11. In collaboration with Cuca Canals, he wrote the dialogue for Bigas Luna's Jamón, jamón. He has also written El tango de Don Joan, with Jérôme Savary.

In 2007 he wrote and read the opening speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the year in which Catalan culture was the guest. Monzó designed an acclaimed lecture written as if it was a short story. It differed completely from traditional speeches. Of December 2009 to April 2010 it took place in the Arts Santa Mònica Gallery in Barcelona a great retrospective exhibition on his life and his work, called Monzó.

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Bibliography

Books in English

  • O'Clock, 1986. New York: Ballantine Books. Translated by Mary Ann Newman. ISBN 978-0345316684 ISBN 0345316681
  • The enormity of the tragedy, 2007. London: Peter Owen Publishers. Translated by Peter Bush. ISBN 978-0720612998 ISBN 0720612993
  • Gasoline, 2010. New York & Rochester: Open Letter. Translated by Mary Ann Newman. ISBN 978-1-934824-18-4 ISBN 1-934824-18-6
  • Guadalajara, 2011, New York & Rochester: Open Letter. Translated by Peter Bush. ISBN 978-1934824-19-1 ISBN 1-934824-19-4

Books in Catalan

Fiction
  • L'udol del griso al caire de les clavegueres, 1976. Winner of the Premi Prudenci Bertrana (1976).
  • Self Service, 1977. In collaboration with Biel Mesquida.
  • Uf, va dir ell, 1978.
  • Olivetti, Moulinex, Chaffoteaux et Maury, 1980. Winner of the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or in 1981.
  • Benzina, 1983.
  • L'illa de Maians, 1985. Awarded the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or, 1986.
  • La magnitud de la tragèdia, 1989. Winner of the Premi de Novel·la El Temps, 1989.
  • El perquè de tot plegat, 1993. Awarded the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona in 1993, and the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or in 1994.
  • Guadalajara, 1996. Awarded the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or, 1997.
  • Vuitanta-sis contes (comprising Uf, va dir ell, Olivetti, Moulinex, Chaffoteaux et Maury, L'illa de Maians, El perquè de tot plegat and Guadalajara), 1999. Awarded the Premi Nacional de Literatura and Premi Lletra d'Or, both in 2000.
  • El millor dels mons, 2001.
  • Mil cretins, 2007. Awarded the Premi Maria Àngels Anglada, 2008.
Collected articles and essays
  • El dia del senyor, 1984.
  • Zzzzzzzz, 1987.
  • La maleta turca, 1990.
  • Hotel Intercontinental, 1991.
  • No plantaré cap arbre, 1994.
  • Del tot indefens davant dels hostils imperis alienígenes, 1998.
  • Tot és mentida, 2000.
  • El tema del tema, 2003.
  • Catorze ciutats comptant-hi Brooklyn, 2004.
  • Esplendor i glòria de la Internacional Papanates, 2010.

Miscellany

He has also translated a large number of authors, including Truman Capote, J.D. Salinger, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Hardy, Harvey Fierstein, Ernest Hemingway, John Barth, Roald Dahl, Mary Shelley, Javier Tomeo, Arthur Miller, and Eric Bogosian.

Monzó has been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.[2][3]

Books about Monzó

References

  1. ^ (Spanish)[1] Why is it ˈkim munˈso and not ˈkim munˈzo. Retrieved on 2010-12-14.
  2. ^ (Spanish)[2] APTT web page. Retrieved on 2009-01-03.
  3. ^ (Spanish) Puyod, Carmina. Síndrome de Tourette: el capricho del cerebro. El Periódico de Aragón (May 23, 2003). Retrieved on 2009-01-03.

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