Imma Monsó
Imma Monsó (born in 1959 in Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish fiction writer. Monsó is known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. Monso is graduated from University of Barcelona, Spain and Caen University in France. She is a high-school teacher and writes for the main Spanish and Catalan newspapers like El País and La Vanguardia. All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages. She has received numerous awards for her literary works. Published works Novels No se sap mai (One never knows) (1996) Com unes vacances (Like a holiday) (1998) Tot un caràcter (A total character) (2000) Un home de paraula (A man with a word) (2006) Short story and essay collections 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) I Was Walking, Barcelona Metropolis, 2010. Children fiction L'escola Estrambota (The Strambot School) (2005) Honours and awards 1996: "Premi Ribera d'Ebre" al libro de relatos Si és no és 1997: Tigre Juan Award from the Fundación Alarcos Llorach, for her novel Nunca se sabe 1998: "Premi Prudenci Bertrana" a la novela Com unes vacances 1999: "Premi Cavall verd, de l'Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana" a Com unes vacances 2003: "Premio Com Radio" al libro de relatos Millor que no m’ho expliquis 2004: "Premio Ciutat de Barcelona" al libro de relatos Millor que no m’ho expliquis 2007: "Premi Maria Àngels Anglada" a la novela Un home de paraula 2007: "Premio Salambó" a la novela Un home de paraula 2007: "Premio Internacional Terenci Moix" a la novela Un home de paraula Bibliography Imma Monsó:La narrativa de la ironia i diferència. Vic (Barcelona): Eumo & Universitat de Vic, ‘Capsa de Pandora’ Feminist Studies Series. . Author: M. Lunati, Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Cardiff University, GB: References External links Official site Catalan writers 1959 births Living people Writers from Catalonia Women writers from Catalonia People from Lleida