Joaquim Monzó i Gómez, known as Quim Monzó, is one of Catalonia’s most celebrated and influential living authors, as well as being a well-known public figure owing to his participation in several radio and television programmes. He has published eight short-story collections, three novels and eleven volumes of journalistic opinion pieces. His works have been translated into twenty-six languages, adapted for cinema and honoured with fourteen awards in Catalonia, including the prestigious
Premi Nacional de Literatura(2000),
Premi Lletra d’Or(2000) and
Premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes(2018), as well as the
Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Literatura i Assaigon four occasions (1981, 1986, 1994, 1997). A case could be made for him being the foremost Catalan-language author in…
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Citation: Colom-Montero, Guillem. "Quim Monzó". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 July 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14103, accessed 21 November 2024.]