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Imma Monsó

イマ・モンソ

Imma Monsó

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1959 (Lleida, Catalonia, Spain)
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
Residence History
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain

Career

Occupations
fiction writer, high school teacher, journalist
Active Years
1996-2024
Affiliations
El País, La Vanguardia

Education

University of Barcelona
Country: Spain
University of Caen Normandy
Country: France

Awards

Premi Ribera d'Ebre
1996
Result: winner
Tigre Juan Award
1997
Work: Nunca se sabe
Organization: Fundación Alarcos Llorach
Result: winner
Premi Prudenci Bertrana
1998
Work: Com unes vacances
Result: winner
Premi Cavall verd
1999
Work: Com unes vacances
Organization: Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana
Result: winner
Premio Com Radio
2003
Work: Millor que no m’ho expliquis
Result: winner
Premi Ciutat de Barcelona
2004
Work: Millor que no m’ho expliquis
Result: winner
Premi Maria Àngels Anglada
2007
Work: Un home de paraula
Result: winner
Premi Salambó
2007
Work: Un home de paraula
Result: winner
Premio Internacional Terenci Moix
2007
Work: Un home de paraula
Result: winner
Premi de les Lletres Catalanes Ramon Llull
2012
Work: La dona veloç
Result: winner
Premi El Setè Cel de Salt
2013
Work: La dona veloç
Result: winner
Premi Nacional de Cultura a la trajectòria
2013
Result: winner
Premi Òmnium a la millor novel·la de l'any
2024
Work: La mestra i la Bèstia
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

No se sap mai (One never knows)

1996 Novel
Translations
  • Spanish

Com unes vacances (Like a holiday)

1998 Novel
Translations
  • Spanish

Tot un caràcter (A total character)

2000 Novel
Translations
  • Spanish

Un home de paraula (A man with a word)

2006 Novel
Translations
  • Spanish

La dona veloç

2012 Novel
Translations
  • Spanish

La mestra i la Bèstia

2023 Novel
Translations
  • Spanish

Bibliography

  • No se sap mai (One never knows) (1996)
  • Com unes vacances (Like a holiday) (1998)
  • Tot un caràcter (A total character) (2000)
  • 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)
  • Un home de paraula (A man with a word) (2006)
  • L'escola Estrambota (The Strambot School) (2005)
  • La dona veloç (2012)
  • La mestra i la Bèstia (2023)

Translations of Works

  • All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
humorous and poignant novelsblending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters

Legacy

Known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. She has received numerous awards for her literary works.