European Literature Prize (Europese Literatuurprijs)
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2022) Winner
Agustín Fernández Mallo
アグスティン・フェルナンデス・マロ
Agustin Fernandez Mallo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967-01-01 （A Coruña, Spain）
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Career
- Occupations
- physicist, writer, poet, essayist
- Active Years
- 2001-2025
- Memberships
- Member of the so-called Nocilla Generation
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | First Prize Café Món | Creta, lateral travelling | — | Café Món | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Quimera best novel of the year (designated) | Nocilla Dream | — | Quimera | 選出 |
| 2006 | El Mundo (El Cultural) Top 10 of the Year | Nocilla Dream | — | El Mundo (El Cultural) | 選出 |
| 2007 | Ciudad de Burgos Poetry Award | Carne de píxel | — | Ciudad de Burgos | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Premio Biblioteca Breve | Trilogía de la guerra | — | Premio Biblioteca Breve | 受賞 |
First Prize Café Món
Work:
Creta, lateral travelling
Organization:
Café Món
Result:
受賞
Quimera best novel of the year (designated)
2006
Work:
Nocilla Dream
Organization:
Quimera
Result:
選出
El Mundo (El Cultural) Top 10 of the Year
2006
Work:
Nocilla Dream
Organization:
El Mundo (El Cultural)
Result:
選出
Ciudad de Burgos Poetry Award
2007
Work:
Carne de píxel
Organization:
Ciudad de Burgos
Result:
受賞
Premio Biblioteca Breve
2018
Work:
Trilogía de la guerra
Organization:
Premio Biblioteca Breve
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
I Always Return To Nipples And Point 7 of the Tractatus
2001 PoetryAn early poetry collection composed of philosophical fragments and experimental images.
experimental poetryfragmentationphilosophical references
Creta, lateral travelling
2004 PoetryA poetry book using travel motifs and fragmentary montage; noted for winning the Café Món prize.
travelfragmentsmontage
Joan Fontaine Odyssey (My Deconstruction)
2005 PoetryA fragmented, essay-like poetic work themed around actress Joan Fontaine.
filmbiographical fragmentsdeconstruction
Pixel Meat
2008 PoetryA poetry collection exploring the body and images in the digital age; winner of the Ciudad de Burgos Poetry Award.
technologythe bodyimage theory
Nocilla Dream
2006 Fiction (experimental novel)An experimental novel combining many fragmentary voices; representative of the Nocilla Generation and selected among the year's best.
fragmentationcollective narrationpop culture
Nocilla Experience
2008 Fiction (experimental novel)The second volume of the Nocilla Trilogy; characterized by fragmentary structure and interdisciplinary references.
media theoryfragmentsperception
Nocilla Lab
2009 Fiction (experimental novel)The concluding volume of the trilogy, combining textual experiments with social observation.
experimental literaturesocial observation
Limbo
2014 NovelA novel depicting contemporary anxieties and liminal situations.
liminalityanxietyurban life
The Things We've Seen
2021 NovelA recent work that explores memory and visual experience.
memoryvisionstory construction
The Book of All Loves
2024 NovelA recent long-form work themed on love, marked by fragmentary perspectives and polyvocal narration.
lovepolyvocalityfragmentation
Trilogía de la guerra
2018 Novel (trilogy)A trilogy themed on war and its narratives; winner of the Premio Biblioteca Breve in 2018.
warnarrativityrecord and fiction
Bibliography
- I Always Return To Nipples And Point 7 of the Tractatus (2001)
- Creta, lateral travelling (2004)
- Joan Fontaine Odyssey (My Deconstruction) (2005)
- Nocilla Dream (2006)
- Nocilla Experience (2008)
- Nocilla Lab (2009)
- Carne de píxel (2008)
- Postpoesía. Hacia un nuevo paradigma (2009)
- Limbo (2014)
- Trilogía de la guerra (2018)
- The Things We've Seen (2021)
- The Book of All Loves (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental literaturefragmentary structurepost-poetry / linkage of theory and literature
- Recurring Motifs
- technology and the bodyfragments of pop culturemedia and memory
Legacy
A physicist who gained recognition as an experimental writer. Representative of the Nocilla Generation, he explores media, technology and fragmentary narration in poetry and fiction. Several major works have received literary prizes.
In Popular Culture
- Included in contemporary discussions of Spanish literature as a member of the Nocilla Generation
Trivia
- Works professionally as a physicist while also active as a writer.
- Considered a member of the Nocilla Generation.
- Resides in Palma de Mallorca.
- Has collaborated with cultural magazines such as Lateral, Contrastes, La Bolsa de Pipas, La fábrica and Anónima.