Albert Salvadó
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Albert Salvadó (* 1951 in Andorra la Vella ) is an Andorran industrial engineer and Catalan author.
Life
He writes novels, essays and short stories (the latter especially in the area of children's and youth stories). He is best known for his historical novels, which always combine reality and fiction and often contain elements of the crime novel or “ mystery thriller ”. Albert Salvadó is one of the Catalan authors with the highest number of publications in the Spanish-language book market; by 2004, seven of his works - translated by himself - had appeared in Spanish.
Works
- El mestre de Kheops (1997)
- L'enigma de Constantí el Gran (1999)
- L'anell d'Àtila (1999)
- El rapte, el mort i el Marsellès (2000)
- Jaume I el Conqueridor ( El punyal del sarraí , La reina hongaresa , Parleu o mateu-me ) (2001)
- L'ull del diable (2001)
- El relat de Gunter Psarris (2001)
- Un vot per l'esperança (2002)
- Els ulls d'Anníbal (2002)
- L'ombra d'Ali Bei ( Maleït català ! , Maleït musulmà ! , Maleït cristià! ) (2004)
- La gran concubina d'Amon (2005)
- L'informe Phaeton (2007)
- Una vida en joc (2010)
- Obre els ulls i desperta (2011)
- El ball de la vida (2016), in association with Anna Tohà
- Vols viure? (2018)
Awards
- 1982: LA IMAGINACIÓN DEL NIÑO . Winner Premio Xerric-Xerrac de Cuentos Infantiles .
- 1985: LIBERTAD PARA SATANÁS . Selected works for el Premio Plaza & Janés .
- 1997: EL ENIGMA DE CONSTANTINO EL GRANDE . Finalist Premio Néstor Luján de Novela Histórica.
- 1998 EL MAESTRO DE KEOPS . Winner Premio Néstor Luján de Novela Histórica .
- 1999: EL ANILLO DE ATILA . Winner Premio Fiter i Rossell del Círculo de Artes y Letras
- 2000: EL RAPTO, EL MUERTO Y EL MARSELLÉS . Winner Premio Serie Negra de Planeta.
- 2002: LOS OJOS DE ANÍBAL . Winner Premio Carlemany.
- 2005: LA GRAN CONCUBINA DE AMON . Winner Premio de Novela Histórica Néstor Luján 2005
- 2016: PREMIO “EL VI FA SANG” . Award for his literary career
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the Ramon Llull Institute for Catalan Language and Literature
Web links
- Homepage of Albert Salvadó (Catalan, Spanish, English, French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salvadó, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Andorran industrial engineer and Catalan author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Andorra la Vella |