Albert Sánchez Piñol (Catalan pronunciation: [əlˈβɛrt ˈsaɲtʃəθ piˈɲɔl]; born 11 July 1965) is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish.
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| Born | 11 July 1965 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Occupation | Anthropologist and writer |
| Language | Catalan and Spanish |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Period | 20th–21st centuries |
| Genre | Non-fiction and novels |
He has been described as a "significant European writer".[1][2][3]
Works edit
- Compagnie difficili (2000), with Marcelo Fois
- Pallassos i monstres (Clowns and Monsters) (2000)
- Les edats d´or (2001)
- La pell freda (Cold Skin) (2002)
- Pandora al Congo (Pandora in the Congo) (2005)
- Tretze tristos tràngols (Trece tristes trances in Spanish) (2008)
- Victus, the Fall of Barcelona (2012)
- Vae Victus (2015)
- Fungus, el rei dels Pirineus (Fungus: The King Of The Pyrenees) (2018)
- El monstre de Santa Helena (The Monster on Saint Helena) (2022)
- Pregària a Prosèrpina (Prayer to Proserpina) (2023)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Foden, Giles (25 April 2008). "Art of Darkness – Giles Foden Enjoys Albert Sánchez Piñol's Genre-Busting Expedition into the Heart of Colonial Africa, Pandora in the Congo". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Eaude, Michael (16 May 2008). "Pandora in the Congo, by Albert Sánchez Piñol, trans. Mara Faye Lethem – A Book of Dangerous Boys". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ Theroux, Marcel (19 December 2005). "Cold Skin". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
External links edit
- Albert Sánchez Piñol at IMDb
- "Albert Sánchez Piñol". lletrA-UOC – Open University of Catalonia.
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