Prudenci Bertrana Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1971) Winner
Terenci Moix
テレンシ・モイク
Terenci Moix
Pen Names:
Terenci Moix（Pen name used for publishing）,
Ramon Moix i Meseguer（Birth name / legal name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-01-05 （Barcelona, Spain）
- Died
- 2003-04-02 （Barcelona, Spain） age 61
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, essayist
- Active Years
- 1968-2003
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Self-taught; did not complete formal higher education (commonly described as self-educated)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mercè Rodoreda Award | La torre de los vicios capitales | — | Unknown | winner |
| 1992 | Ramon Llull Novel Award | El sexe dels àngels | — | Ramon Llull Novel Award | winner |
| 1996 | Fernando Lara Novel Award | El amargo don de la belleza | — | Fernando Lara Novel Award | winner |
Mercè Rodoreda Award
1967
Work:
La torre de los vicios capitales
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
winner
Ramon Llull Novel Award
1992
Work:
El sexe dels àngels
Organization:
Ramon Llull Novel Award
Result:
winner
Fernando Lara Novel Award
1996
Work:
El amargo don de la belleza
Organization:
Fernando Lara Novel Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1986) Winner
Works
Major Works
La torre de los vicios capitales
1968 Novel / short story collectionEarly work published in 1968 that criticizes contemporary values, particularly the official morality of Francoist Spain; contains short stories/novellas reflecting social critique.
censorship and moralitysocial critiquesexual minorities
Los Grandes Mitos del Cine / The Greatest Stories of Hollywood Cinema
1990 Children's book / introductory film essaysA children's/introductory book on film history illustrated by Willi Glasauer, featuring trivia and summaries about classic Hollywood films and stars.
film historyHollywoodcultural commentary
Translations
- The Greatest Stories of Hollywood Cinema
El sexe dels àngels
1992 NovelWinner of the Ramon Llull Novel Award in 1992; deals with personal desire and conflicts with social morality.
desire and moralityindividual vs. society
El amargo don de la belleza
1996 NovelWinner of the Fernando Lara Novel Award (1996); explores beauty, fame and their costs.
beauty and its costthe effects of fame
Bibliography
- La torre de los vicios capitales
- The Day Marilyn Died
- Waves Over a Deserted Rock
- Món mascle
- The Fall of the Sodomite Empire
- El sexe dels àngels
- El amargo don de la belleza
- Los Grandes Mitos del Cine / The Greatest Stories of Hollywood Cinema
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- direct and satirical voiceaffinity for popular culture (frequent references to film and pop culture)prose with essayistic elements
- Recurring Motifs
- film history and star imagesperspectives of sexual minoritiesromanticized past and social critique
Health
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Emphysema死去までの最終期（罹患期間の詳細不明）Died of emphysema in 2003; the illness likely affected his late-life activity.
Legacy
Terenci Moix was a popular Spanish and Catalan writer known for incorporating film and popular culture into his work. He is regarded as an important figure in LGBT literature and a literary prize bearing his name has been established.
Archives
- Materials held at the National Library of Spain (Biblioteca Nacional de España)
In Popular Culture
- A literary prize bearing his name exists (Terenci Moix Fundación Arena de Narrativa Gay y Lésbica)
Trivia
- Birth name: Ramon Moix i Meseguer.
- Brother/sister: Ana Maria Moix was a poet and novelist.
- He was openly gay and participated actively in LGBT cultural circles.
- Often described as self-taught rather than having formal higher education.