Quim Monzó
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox writer Joaquim Monzó i Gómez (born 15 March 1952), also known as Quim Monzó ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a contemporary Spanish 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/eXpres. He was one of the members of the Catalan literary collective, Ofèlia Dracs.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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 City 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 were a short story, thus differing completely from a traditional speech. From December 2009 to April 2010 there took place in the Arts Santa Mònica Gallery in Barcelona a great retrospective exhibition on his life and his work, called Monzó.
BibliographyEdit
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Books in EnglishEdit
- O'Clock, 1986. New York: Ballantine Books. Translated by Mary Ann Newman. Template:ISBN Template:ISBN
- The enormity of the tragedy, 2007. London: Peter Owen Publishers. Translated by Peter Bush. Template:ISBN Template:ISBN
- Gasoline, 2010. Rochester, NY: Open Letter. Translated by Mary Ann Newman. Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN
- Guadalajara, 2011, Rochester, NY: Open Letter. Translated by Peter Bush. Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN
- A thousand morons, 2013, Rochester, NY: Open Letter. Translated by Peter Bush. Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN
- Why, Why, Why?, 2019, Rochester, NY: Open Letter. Translated by Peter Bush. Template:ISBN; Template:ISBN
Books in CatalanEdit
FictionEdit
- 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 Maria Àngels Anglada Prize, 2008.
Collected articles and essaysEdit
- 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.
- Taula i barra. Diccionari de menjar i beure, 2017.
MiscellanyEdit
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 diagnosedTemplate:When? with Tourette syndrome.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} APTT web page. Retrieved on 2009-01-03.</ref><ref>Template:In lang Puyod, Carmina. Síndrome de Tourette: el capricho del cerebro. Template:Webarchive El Periódico de Aragón (May 23, 2003). Retrieved on 2009-01-03.</ref>
Books about MonzóEdit
- Margarida Casacuberta and Marina Gustà (ed.): De Rusiñol a Monzó: humor i literatura. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1996, Template:ISBN
- Christian Camps and Jordi Gàlvez (ed.): Quim Monzó. Montpellier: Université Paul Valéry, 1998. Template:ISBN LO
- Antoni Mestres: Humor i persuasió: l’obra periodística de Quim Monzó. Alicante: Universitat d'Alacant, 2006. Template:ISBN
- Julià Guillamon (ed.): Monzó. Com triomfar a la vida. Barcelona: Galàxia Gutenberg / Cercle de Lectors, 2009, Template:ISBN. This is a book catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition devoted to the life and work of author (Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona, between December 2009 and April 2010).
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External linksEdit
- Website dedicated to Monzó Template:In lang
- Quim Monzó al the Association of Catalan Language Writers. In Template:In lang
- Short stories by Monzó in Words without Borders
- Open Letter Publishing House
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- More than twenty-five years of essays by Monzó in the Barcelonian newspaper La Vanguardia Template:In lang
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- Opening speech at the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair Template:In lang
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- Profile in Culturcat
- Web dedicated to the book Monzó. Com triomfar a la vida Template:In lang
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- Quaderns Crema Template:In lang