Sebastià Alzamora i Martín

Sebastià Alzamora i Martín (born March 6, 1972, in Llucmajor, Majorca)[1] is a writer, literary critic and cultural manager from Majorca. He is a self-proclaimed member of the poetic group called Imparables ("Unstoppables").

Sebastià Alzamora i Martín
Born (1972-03-06) March 6, 1972 (age 52)
Llucmajor, Majorca, Balearic Islands
LanguageCatalan
GenreLiterature
Notable worksLa pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Blood Crime (2012)
Notable awardsÒmnium Prize 2022, Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la 2011, Carles Riba Poetry Prize 2008, Premi Josep Pla de narrativa 2005

Biography

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Sebastià has a degree in Catalan philology from Universitat de les Illes Balears, and became known with collection of poems Rafel (1994; Premi Salvador Espriu). He has also published Apoteosi del cercle (1997), Mula morta (2001) and El benestar (2003).

As a writer, he has published L'extinció (1999), Sara i Jeremies (2002), La pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Miracle a Llucmajor (2010) and Dos amics de vint anys (2013). He is the author of the essay about Gabriel Janer Manila L'escriptura del Foc (1998). He also participated in Imparables, Una antologia (2004) and he has published with Hèctor Bofill and Manuel Forcano Dogmàtica Imparable (2005). His novel Crim de sang has been published in English as Blood Crime (Soho Press, 2016).[2]

As a columnist, he writes in Catalan language newspapers Avui and Ara. Since December 2007, he is the director of the magazine Cultura.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Biography at Escriptors.cat
  2. ^ "Blood Crime | Soho Press". sohopress.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "L'escriptor mallorquí Sebastià Alzamora ha guanyat el 52è Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la, dotat amb 60.000 euros, amb l'obra "Crim de sang"". www.324.cat. CCMA. December 21, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Rubio, Carlota (January 26, 2023). "'Ràbia' de Sebastià Alzamora, Premi Òmnium a la Millor Novel·la de l'Any 2022" ['Ràbia' by Sebastià Alzamora, Òmnium Prize for Best Novel of the Year 2022]. Núvol (in Catalan). Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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