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Quim Monzó
Joaquim Monzó i Gómez (born 15 March 1952), also known as Quim Monzó (), is a contemporary Spanish writer of novels, short stories and discursive prose, mostly in Catalan. In the early 1970s, Monzó reported from Vietnam, Cambodia, Northern Ireland and East Africa for the Barcelona newspaper ''Tele/eXpres''. He was one of the members of the Catalan literary collective, '' Ofèlia Dracs''. He lives in Barcelona and publishes regularly in ''La Vanguardia''. His fiction is characterized by an awareness of pop culture and irony. His other prose maintains this humor. One collection of his essays, ''Catorze ciutats comptant-hi Brooklyn'', is notable for its account of New York City in the days immediately following September 11. In collaboration with Cuca Canals, he wrote the dialogue for Bigas Luna's '' Jamón, jamón''. He has also written ''El tango de Don Joan'', with Jérôme Savary. In 2007 he wrote and read the opening speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the year in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
