Enrique Vila-Matas

Enrique Vila- Matas ( born March 31, 1948 in Barcelona) is a Catalan writer of Spanish nationality.

Enrique Vila- Matas has ten novels and numerous short stories written since 1973, have been translated into fifteen languages ​​and won several awards. Vila- Matas lives and works in Barcelona. In France, he was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour and 2013 to Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007.

Works

  • Dada out of a suitcase. In 1988.
  • A house forever. Novel. In 1989.
  • Travelers astray. Five stories from Spain. In 1993.
  • Model suicides. Narratives. In 1995.
  • Bartleby & Co.. Novel. Nagel & Kimche, Zurich 2001.
  • The strange coincidences of life. Novel. Nagel & Kimche, Zurich 2002.
  • Risks and side effects. Novel. Nagel & Kimche, Zurich 2004.
  • Paris has no end. Novel. Nagel & Kimche, Zurich 2005.
  • Doctor Pasavento. Novel. Nagel & Kimche, Zurich 2007.
  • Dublinesca. Barcelona 2010

Prizes and awards

For some of his works, the author has received several awards. These include, among others:

  • 2000: For Bartleby & Co. the price of the city of Barcelona ( Premio Ciudad de Barcelona), the Prix au meilleur livre étranger and the Prix Fernando Aguirre - Libralire
  • 2001: For El viaje vertical Rómulo Gallegos the Premio
  • 2002: For El mal de Montano the Premio de Novela Herralde
  • 2003: For El mal de Montano the Spanish Critics Prize ( Premio Nacional de la Critica ), the Prix Médicis étranger du livre and the Premio del Círculo de Críticos de Chile
  • 2006: For El mal de Montano the Premio Internazionale Ennio Flaiano
  • 2006: For Doctor Pasavento the Premio Fundación Lara and the price of the Royal Spanish Academy ( Real Academia Española Premio de la )
  • 2007: For El más lento viajero the Premio Internazionale Elsa Morante
  • 2009: For Doctor Pasavento the Premio Internazionale Citta de Palermo Mondello
  • 2010: Premio Leteo 2010 (León (España ) )
  • 2010: For Dublinesca prix Jean Carrière Nimes
  • 2012: For Aire de Dylan premio Argital Bilbao
  • 2012: For Exploradores del abismo Premio Gregor von Rezzori
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