Imma Monsó
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) is a Catalan
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writer.
Monsó is known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. Monso is graduated from University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
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, Spain and Caen University in France. She is a high-school teacher and writes for the main Spanish and Catalan newspapers, like El Pais and La Vanguardia
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. All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages. She has received numerous awards for her literary works.
Novels
- No se sap mai (One never knows) (1996)
- Com unes vacances (Like a holiday) (1998)
- Tot un caràcter (A total character) (2000)
- Un home de paraula (A man with a word) (2006)
Short Story and Essay Collections
- Marxem, papà, aquí no ens hi volen. (Go on, daddy, we’re not welcome here)(2004),
- Millor que no m’ho expliquis (Better if you don’t tell me) (2003)
- Hi són, però els veus (They are here, but you can’t see them)(2003)
- I Was Walking, Barcelona Metropolis, 2010.
Honours and awards
- 1996 “Premi Ribera d’Ebre” al libro de relatos Si és no és
- 1997 “Premio Tigre Juan”, de la Fundación Alarcos Llorach, a la novela Nunca se sabe
- 1998 “Premi Prudenci Bertrana” a la novela Com unes vacances
- 1999 “Premi Cavall verd, de l’Associació d’Escriptors en Llengua Catalana” a Com unes vacances
- 2003: “Premio Com Radio” al libro de relatos Millor que no m’ho expliquis
- 2004: “Premio Ciutat de Barcelona” al libro de relatos Millor que no m’ho expliquis
- 2007: “Premi Maria Àngels Anglada” a la novela Un home de paraula
- 2007: “Premio Salambó” a la novela Un home de paraula
- 2007: “Premio Internacional Terenci Moix” a la novela Un home de paraula