Albert Sánchez Piñol

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Piñol.
Albert Sánchez Piñol
Born (1965-07-11) 11 July 1965 (age 58)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationAnthropologist and writer
LanguageCatalan and Spanish
CitizenshipSpanish
Period20th–21st centuries
GenreNon-fiction and novels

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.

He has been described as a "significant European writer".[1][2][3]

Works

  • 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Theroux, Marcel (19 December 2005). "Cold Skin". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

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