Sergio Vila-Sanjuán (born
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, 1957) is a
Spanish
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journalist and novelist.
Bio
/ref> After obtaining a degree in history, he received a Fulbright scholarship
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people ...
to go and study in the United States. He has been working in the field of cultural journalism since 1977, holding senior positions at publications such as '' El Correo Catalán'', '' El Noticiero Universal'' and ''La Vanguardia
' (; , ) is a Spanish daily newspaper founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan. It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper.
Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, ...
''. He has published several books about the world of publishing, such as ''Pasando página. Autores y editores en la España democrática'' (2003), ''El síndrome de Frankfurt'' (2007) and ''Código best seller'' (2011).
He published his debut novel ''Una heredera de Barcelona'' in 2010. His second novel ''Estaba en el aire'' (2013) won the Premio Nadal. He has also written a monograph on the Spanish artist Miquel Barceló
Miquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter.
Career
Barceló was born at Felanitx, Mallorca.
After having studied at the Arts and Crafts School of Palma de Mallorca, Palma for two years, he enrolled at the Fine Arts School ...
(1984), and a collection of his articles was published under the title ''Crónicas culturales'' (2004).
References
Spanish male novelists
Spanish journalists
Spanish male journalists
Writers from Barcelona
Journalists from Barcelona
20th-century Spanish writers
20th-century Spanish male writers
21st-century Spanish novelists
Novelists from Catalonia
1957 births
Living people
21st-century Spanish male writers
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