Julià Guillamon is a Catalan writer and

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. He was born in Barcelona in 1962. Guillamon studied Catalan

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at the

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. Since 1994, he has been publishing weekly reviews in the newspaper ''

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''. His essays have dealt with the image of Barcelona in literature from the period between the 1970s and the 1992

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. He has been the curator of several literary exhibitions. One of his projects, ''The literature of exile'', was staged in Barcelona, Buenos Aires,

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, Mexico City and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. He won the 2002 ''Serra d'Or'' Critics' Award for essays and the 2006 Octavi Pellissa Award.

Published books

*1989 ''Joan Perucho i la literatura fantàstica'' *1991 ''La fàbrica de fred'' *2001 ''La ciutat interrompuda. De la contracultura a la Barcelona postolímpica'' *2008 ''Uh, Gabirú'' *2008 ''El dia revolt. Literatura catalana de l'exili''. City of Barcelona Prize for essays 2008. Lletra d'Or Prize 2009. *2009 ''Monzó: Com triomfar a la vida'' *2011 ''La Mòravia''

References

External links

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On the exhibition ''The literature of exile''
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''Vol a Caracas amb Julià Guillamon'', interview by Montse Serra on ''Vilaweb''
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Search for articles by Julià Guillamon in ''La Vanguardia''
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Review of the novel ''La Moràvia''
Barcelona Metropolis 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Guillamon, Julia 1962 births Catalan-language writers Journalists from Catalonia Spanish writers Spanish journalists Writers from Barcelona Living people University of Barcelona alumni