Gabriel Janer Manila

Gabriel Janer Manila (born on November 1, 1940 in Algaida, Mallorca, Spain) is a Catalan university professor, translator and prize-winning writer. A prolific author who has worked in almost every genre, he is well-known across Catalonia and Spain.

His work has been translated into several languages, including German, English, Spanish, Basque and Galician. Manila combines his literary career with teaching at the University of the Balearic Islands.[1]

Awards

He is the winner in 2007 of the Premi Ramon Llull, the most prestigious prize in Catalan literature, for his novel Tigers.[2] In 1998 he was awarded the Cross of Saint George of the Generalitat (Parliament) of Catalonia.

Personal life

He is the father of Maria de la Pau Janer, also a writer.

Works

Short Fiction

Novels

Essays and Other Prose Works

Plays

References

  1. Faculty listing, Departament de Pedagogia i Didàctiques Específiques, University of the Balearic Islands, retrieved 2010-07-04.
  2. Geli, Carles (February 2, 2007), "Gabriel Janer Manila gana el Ramon Llull con una novela sobre un banquero "tenebroso"", El País (in Spanish).
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