Imma Monsó (born in 1959 in
Lleida,
Catalonia
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) is a Spanish fiction writer.
Monsó is known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. Monso is graduated from
University of Barcelona
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, Spain and
Caen University
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History
The institution was founded in 1432 by John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, the first rector ...
in France. She is a high-school teacher and writes for the main Spanish and Catalan newspapers like ''
El País'' and ''
La Vanguardia
' (; , Spanish for "The Vanguard") is a Spanish daily newspaper, founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan (Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan). It has its headquarters in Barcelona and i ...
''. All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages. She has received numerous awards for her literary works.
Published works
Novels
*''No se sap mai (One never knows)'' (1996)
*''Com unes vacances (Like a holiday)'' (1998)
*''Tot un caràcter (A total character)'' (2000)
*''Un home de paraula (A man with a word)'' (2006)
*''La dona veloç'' (2012)
*''La mestra i la Bèstia'' (2023)
Short story and essay collections
*Marxem, papà, aquí no ens hi volen. (Go on, daddy, we’re not welcome here)(2004),
*Millor que no m’ho expliquis (Better if you don't tell me) (2003)
*Hi són, però els veus (They are here, but you can't see them)(2003)
''I Was Walking'' ''Barcelona Metropolis'', 2010.
Children fiction
*''L'escola Estrambota (The Strambot School)'' (2005)
Honours and awards
*1996: ''"Premi Ribera d'Ebre",'' ''Si és no és''
*1997:
Tigre Juan Award
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from the Fundación Alarcos Llorach, for her novel ''Nunca se sabe''
*1998: ''"
Premi Prudenci Bertrana"'', ''Com unes vacances''
*1999: ''"Premi Cavall verd, de l'Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana",'' ''Com unes vacances''
*2003: ''"Premio Com Radio",'' ''Millor que no m’ho expliquis''
*2004: ''"Premi Ciutat de Barcelona",'' ''Millor que no m’ho expliquis''
*2007: ''"
Premi Maria Àngels Anglada",'' ''Un home de paraula''
*2007: ''"Premi Salambó",'' ''Un home de paraula''
*2007: ''"Premio Internacional Terenci Moix",'' ''Un home de paraula''
* 2012: ''"
Premi de les Lletres Catalanes Ramon Llull"'', ''La dona veloç''
* 2013: ''"Premi El Setè Cel de Salt"'', ''La dona veloç''
* 2013: ''"Premi Nacional de Cultura'' ''a la trajectòria"''
* 2024: ''"Premi Òmnium a la millor novel·la de l'any"'', ''La mestra i la Bèstia''
Bibliography
* ''Imma Monsó:La narrativa de la ironia i diferència''. Vic (Barcelona): Eumo & Universitat de Vic, ‘Capsa de Pandora’ Feminist Studies Series. . Author: M. Lunati, Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Cardiff University, GB:
References
External links
Official site*
Catalan writers
1959 births
Living people
Writers from Catalonia
Women writers from Catalonia
People from Lleida
Catalan-language writers
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