Sergio Vila-Sanjuán
Sergio Vila-Sanjuán Robert (* 1957 in Barcelona , Spain ) is a Spanish journalist and author whose mother tongue is Catalan .
Life
Vila-Sanjuán began writing articles on art and literature in 1977 for the now defunct newspapers El Correo Catalan and El Noticiero Universal . He has been with the daily La Vanguardia since 1997 . In 2013 he is the coordinator of the Cultura / s supplement of his newspaper.
In 1984 Vila-Sanjuán wrote the first monograph on the painter Miquel Barceló , and in 1999 he was the editor of an anthology on realism in Catalonia. In 2003 he published his first book, which was followed in 2007 by a book about the Frankfurt Book Fair . In the following years two novels were published in 2010 and 2012. The last one, entitled Estaba en el aire , was awarded the Premio Nadal , the Spanish Booker Prize, in 2013 .
Prizes and awards
- 2013: Nadal Literature Prize
Publications
- 1984: Miquel Barceló . Editorial Àmbit.
- 1999: as editor: Realismo en Cataluña . Editorial Lunwerg.
- 2003: Pasando página. Autores y editores en la España democrática . Ediciónes Destino.
- 2004: Crónicas culturales . Editorial De Bolsillo.
- 2005: together with Sergi Doria as editor: Passejades per la Barcelona literària . Editorial Group 62.
- 2007: El síndrome de Frankfurt . Editorial a Magrana.
- 2010: Una heredera de Barcelona . Ediciónes Destino, ISBN 978-84-233-4224-2 .
- 2011: Código best seller . Ediiónes Temas de Hoy, ISBN 978-84-8460-958-2 .
- 2012: Estaba en el aire (It was in the air). Editorial Ancora & Delfin, Barcelona, ISBN 978-84-233-4624-0
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vila-Sanjuán, Sergio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vila-Sanjuán Robert, Sergio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona , Spain |