Sergi Pàmies
| Sergi Pàmies | |
|---|---|
 Sergi Pàmies | |
| Born |
Sergi Pàmies i Bertran January 28, 1960 Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | Writer, Journalist |
Sergi Pàmies (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛrʒi ˈpamiəs]) (born 1960 in Paris) is a Spanish writer, translator, journalist and television and radio presenter. He is the son of the writer Teresa Pàmies and the former general secretary of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia, Gregorio López Raimundo. In his works he employs humor and parody mixing them with themes of failure and desperation. He translated works by Guillaume Apollinaire, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Agota Kristof, Daniel Pennac and Amélie Nothomb. He received several awards for his literary works.
Works
Story collections
- T'hauria de caure la cara de vergonya, 1986 (published in English as Losing Face, 1993)
- Infecció, 1987 ('Infection')
- La gran novel·la sobre Barcelona ('The Great Novel About Barcelona'; Crítica Serra d'Or award)
- L'últim llibre de Sergi Pàmies, 2000 ('The Last Book by Sergi Pàmies')
- Si menges una llimona sense fer ganyotes, 2006 ('If You Eat a Lemon Without Making Grimaces'; City of Barcelona award, Lletra d'Or award)
- La bicicleta estàtica, 2010 ('The Stationary Bicycle')
- Cançons d'amor i de pluja, 2013 ('Songs of Love and Rain')
Novels
- La primera pedra, 1990 (The First Stone; Ícaro award)
- L'instint, 1993 (The Instinct; Prudenci Bertrana Prize)
- Sentimental, 1995 (Sentimental)
External links
- Sergi Pàmies at the AELC (The Association of Catalan Language Writers), webpage in Catalan, English and Spanish.
- Sergi Pàmies in LletrA, Catalan Literature Online (Open University of Catalonia) (English) (Spanish) (Catalan)
- Biography, critical articles and interviews at "Ciutat de Barcelona - Corpus Literari" (Catalan)
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