Terenci Moix

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Terenci Moix

Terenci Moix [ təˈɾɛnsi ˈmoʃ ] ( real . Ramon Moix i Meseguer ; born January 5, 1942 in Barcelona ; † April 2, 2003 ibid) was a Spanish writer and journalist who published both Spanish and Catalan works.

Raised in Barcelona during the Franco dictatorship , Moix spent the 1960s in the artist colonies of London and Paris and stayed in Rome in the 1970s . His 1969 novel The Day Marilyn Died - a family chronicle that reflects the history of his hometown Barcelona in the 20th century - was a huge hit with the public and gave Moix a breakthrough as a writer. Moix, who was already enthusiastic about antiquity and the Egypt of the Pharaonic era in his youth, celebrated his greatest successes with sophisticated historical novels , including the opulent bestseller The Dream of Cleopatra (1986), which was awarded the prestigious Premio Planeta literary prize . In addition to his writing activities, Moix worked as a journalist for several newspapers.

Works (selection)

Novels

  • La torre de los vicios capitales
  • El día que murió Marilyn
  • Olas sobre una roca desierta
  • Mundo macho
  • La caiguda de L'imperi sodomita
  • La increada conciencia de la raza o melodrama
  • "Extraňo en el paraiso"
  • Sadistic, esperpentic i adhuc metafisic
  • Nuestro Virgen de los mártires
  • Amami, Alfredo! o polvo de estrellas
  • No digas que fue un sueño
  • El arpista ciego
  • Cleopatra's dream

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Moix: Cleopatra's dream

literature

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Moix, Terenci
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 2003
Place of death Barcelona