Quim Monzó

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Quim Monzó

Quim Monzó (born March 24, 1952 in Barcelona ) lives in Barcelona and is considered an important Spanish author of the Catalan language and “one of the most provocative voices in contemporary European literature”.

Life

Monzó initially worked as a war correspondent and traveled to Vietnam , Cambodia , Thailand , Kenya and Northern Ireland , among others . After that, he switched to fiction . His first novel L'udol del griso al caire de les clavegueres was published in 1976. A year later, his first anthology of short stories ( Self Service ) followed. By 2007 the author had published two novels, six volumes of short stories and several collections of essays.

In addition to his literary work, Monzó also worked as a comic artist and graphic designer, screenwriter. He wrote for radio and television and worked as a translator and songwriter. In translating his own works into Spanish, Quim Monzó collaborates with the renowned Spanish novelist Javier Cercas . Monzó is particularly known in Catalonia for his columns, which appear regularly in the daily newspaper La Vanguardia , and his popular radio programs El lloro, el moro, el mico i el senyor de Puerto Rico and El mínim esforç , which he collaborated with the renowned Catalan author Sergi Pàmies moderated. Also with Pàmies, Monzó wrote Sang bruta (Dirty Blood), a radio novela in 113 chapters.

At the 59th Frankfurt Book Fair 2007 Quim Monzó gave the literary opening speech on the occasion of the thematic focus on Catalonia.

From December 2009 to April 2010 a large retrospective of his life and work took place in the premises of Arts Santa Mònica in Barcelona under the heading Monzó .

On June 4, 2018, Quim Monzó received the prestigious Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona .

Works

  • A thousand fools. ( Mil cretins , 2007) short stories. Translated by Monika Lübcke. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt a. M. 2010, 142 pp., Hardback, ISBN 978-3-627-00162-9 , review:
  • A hundred stories. Translated by Monika Lübcke. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt / Main 2007, ISBN 3-627-00146-X
  • The best of all worlds. Thirteen stories and a short novel. ( El millor dels mons , 2001) Translated by Monika Lübcke. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt am Main, 2002, ISBN 3-627-00097-8
  • Guadalajara. ( Guadalajara , 1996) Translated by Monika Lübcke. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt / Main, 1999, ISBN 3-627-00070-6
  • The full extent of the tragedy. ( La magnitud de la tragèdia , 1989) Translated by Elisabeth Brilke. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt / Main 1996, ISBN 3-627-00046-3
  • Briefcase. ( L'illa de Maians , 1985) Translated by Monika Lübcke. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt / Main 1997, ISBN 3-627-00056-0
  • The reason of things. ( El perquè de tot plegat , 1983) Translated by Monika Lübcke. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, Frankfurt / Main 1995, ISBN 3-627-00037-4

Awards

  • 1976: Premi Prudenci Bertrana de Novel·la for L'udol del griso al caire de les clavegueres
  • 1981: Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or for Olivetti, Moulinex, Chaffoteaux et Maury
  • 1986: Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or for L'illa de Maians
  • 1989: Premi de Novel·la El Temps for La magnitud de la tragèdia
  • 1993: Premi Ciutat de Barcelona for El perquè de tot plegat
  • 1994: Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or for El perquè de tot plegat
  • 1997: Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or for Guadalajara
  • 2000: Premi Lletra d'Or for Vuitanta-sis contes
  • 2000: Premi Nacional de Literatura for Vuitanta-sis contes
  • 2002: Premi dels Escriptors Catalans for his complete works
  • 2008: Premi Maria Àngels Anglada for Mil cretins
  • 2018: 50th Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes for his life's work

literature

  • Margarida Casacuberta and Marina Gustà: De Rusiñol a Monzó: humor i literatura . Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, Barcelona 1996, ISBN 84-7826-695-X
  • Christian Camps and Jordi Gàlvez: Quim Monzó . Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier 1998, ISBN 978-2-84269-186-8 LO
  • Antoni Mestres: Humor i persuasió: l'obra periodística de Quim Monzó . Universitat d'Alacant, Alacant 2006, ISBN 84-611-1107-9
  • Julià Guillamon (ed.): Monzó. Com triomfar a la vida . Galàxia Gutenberg / Cercle de Lectors, Barcelona 2009, ISBN 978-84-8109-847-1 . (Catalog on the occasion of the exhibition on Monzó's life and work in Arts Santa Mònica , Barcelona, ​​December 2009 to April 2010).

Web links

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  1. ↑ was quoted by his German publisher in: "Quim Monzó"
  2. ↑ "The Frankfurt Book Fair is open"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Hessischer Rundfunk , October 9, 2007@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.hr-online.de  
  3. ^ "Catalan culture as a focus of the Frankfurt Book Fair" , Deutschlandfunk , September 26, 2007
  4. ↑ El 'mundo Monzó' expone , (Europa Press), December 17, 2009
  5. ↑ Barcelona Forfree
  6. ↑ http://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20180605/444096205098/quim-monzo-premi-honor-de-les-lletres-catalanes-bibliobus.html
  7. ^ Widmar Puhl: Quim Monzó: "A thousand idiots". SWR2 , February 16, 2010, as manuscript (PDF; 13 kB) and audio file  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / mp3-download.swr.de  
  8. ↑ Review: "The ridiculousness of love" , Tagesspiegel , October 7, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Monzó, Quim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catalan writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 24, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona