Sergi Pàmies (; born 28 January 1960) is a
Spanish writer, translator, journalist and
television and
radio presenter. He is the son of the writer
Teresa Pàmies and the former general secretary of the
Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia, Gregorio López Raimundo. In his works he employs humor and parody mixing them with themes of failure and desperation. He translated works by
Guillaume Apollinaire,
Jean-Philippe Toussaint,
Agota Kristof,
Daniel Pennac
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and
Amélie Nothomb. He received several awards for his literary works.
Works
Story collections
* ''T'hauria de caure la cara de vergonya'', 1986 (published in English as ''Losing Face'', 1993)
* ''Infecció'', 1987 ('Infection')
* ''La gran novel·la sobre Barcelona'' ('The Great Novel About Barcelona'; Crítica Serra d'Or award)
* ''L'últim llibre de Sergi Pàmies'', 2000 ('The Last Book by Sergi Pàmies')
* ''Si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes'', 2006 ('If You Eat a Lemon Without Making Grimaces'; City of Barcelona award, Lletra d'Or award)
* ''La bicicleta estàtica'', 2010 ('The Stationary Bicycle')
* ''Cançons d'amor i de pluja'', 2013 ('Songs of Love and Rain')
* ''L'Art De Portar Gavardina'', (to be published by Other Press in English as 'The Art of Wearing a Trench Coat', March 2021)
Novels
* ''La primera pedra'', 1990 (''The First Stone''; Ícaro award)
* ''L'instint'', 1993 (''The Instinct'';
Prudenci Bertrana Prize
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* ''Sentimental'', 1995 (''Sentimental'')
References
External links
Sergi Pàmies at the AELC(The Association of Catalan Language Writers), webpage in Catalan, English and Spanish.
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1960 births
Living people
French emigrants to Spain
Spanish male short story writers
Spanish short story writers
Catalan-language writers
Journalists from Catalonia
Radio personalities from Catalonia
Spanish television personalities
Translators from Catalonia
French–Catalan translators
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