La isla de Maians

quim monzó marcelo cohen

175pages. in8. Broché.

Genres short storiesfictionhumor

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1985

Literary awards

premi crítica serra dor de contes i narracions,

This edition

Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Published: April 18, 2006 by Anagrama
ISBN: 9788433912916
ASIN: 8433912917
Language: Spanish; Castilian

About the author

Quim Monzó was born in Barcelona in 1952.
He has been awarded the National Award for fiction; the City of Barcelona Award for fiction; the Prudenci Bertrana Award for fiction; the El Temps Award for best novel; the Lletra d'Or Prize; the Catalan Writers' Award; the Maria Àngels Anglada; the Trajectòria; he has also been awarded Serra d'Or magazine's prestigious Critics' Award, four times.

In 2007 he wrote and read the opening speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Monzó designed a lecture written as if it was a short story. It differed completely from traditional speeches.
Together with Cuca Canals, he wrote the dialogues for Bigas Luna's movie Jamón, jamón. He has also written the musical satire El tango de Don Joan, with Jérôme Savary.
He is a regular contributor to the La Vanguardia newspaper.