Lluís-Anton Baulenas (; born in

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on 21 September 1958) is a

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Career

Among his works are the novels ''Rampoines 451'' (1990, en, Good-for-Nothing 451), ''Noms à la sorra'' (1995, en, Names in the Sand), which was a finalist for the Sant Jordi Prize, ''Alfons XIV'' (1997), ''El fil de plata'' (1998, en, The Silver Thread), which was awarded the

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Critics' Prize and Carlemany Novel Award, ''La felicitat'' (2001, ), which received the

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. His novels ''Amor d'idiota'' (2003), ''Àrea de servei'' (2007) and ''La vostra Anita'' (2015) have been adapted for the screen by the film-maker

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Works

Novels

* ''Qui al cel escup'' (EUMO, 1987) * ''Neguit'' (Pòrtic, 1988) * ''Sus Scrofa (porcs)'' (EUMO, 1988) * ''Càlida nit'' (Edicions 62, 1989) * ''Rampoines-451'' (Columna Edicions, 1990) * ''Noms a la sorra'' (Columna Edicions, 1994) * ''Alfons XIV, un crim d'estat'' (Columna Edicions, 1997) * ''Els caníbals'' (És la mateixa novel·la que ''Sus Scrofa (porcs)'') * ''El fil de plata'' (Columna Edicions, 1998) * ''La felicitat'' (Edicions 62, 2001) * ''Amor d'idiota'' (Edicions 62, 2003) * ''Per un sac d'ossos'' (Planeta, 2005) * ''Àrea de servei'' (Destino, 2007) * ''El nas de Mussolini'' (Proa, 2008) * ''Quan arribi el pirata i se m'emporti'' (La Magrana, 2013) * ''La vostra Anita'' (Bromera, 2015) * ''Amics per sempre'' (Bromera, 2017) * ''Els camins de la Rut'' (Proa, 2019) * ''Seré el teu mirall'' (Comanegra / Àfora, 2023)

Plays

* ''La ben calçada'' (with Damià Barbany) * ''No hi ha illes meravelloses'' * ''Melosa fel'' * ''El pont de Brooklyn'' * ''Trist, com quan la lluna no hi és'' * ''Cabaret d'hule i sofregit'' * ''Un arabesc a la pell'' * ''Històries negres''

Non-fiction

* ''Manual de llengua catalana per a ús i bon aprofitament dels estudiants de COU'' * ''El català no morirà'' * ''L'últim neandertal'' (La Magrana/RBA, 2014)

Awards

* 1988 La Piga Award for ''Neguit'' * 1989 Documenta Award for ''Càlida nit'' * 1995 Ciutat d'Alcoi Theatre Award for ''El pont de Brooklyn'' * 1998 Carlemany Novel Award for ''El fil de plata'' * 1999 Crítica Serra d'Or Novel Award for ''El fil de plata'' * 2000

Award for ''La felicitat'' * 2005

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for ''Per un sac d'ossos'' * 2008 Sant Jordi Novel Award for ''El nas de Mussolini'' * 2016 Ciutat d'Alzira Award for ''Amics per sempre'' * 2023 Santa Eulàlia Award for ''Seré el teu mirall''

References

External links

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