Jordi Puntí
| Jordi Puntí i Garriga | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Jordi Puntí |
| Born |
July 2, 1967 Manlleu, Barcelona |
| Language | Catalan |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Romance Philology |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | Maletes perdudes |
| Notable awards | Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or 1988, Premi de la Crítica de narrativa catalana 2010, Premi Llibreter de narrativa 2010, Premi Lletra d'Or 2010, Premi Joaquim Amat-Piniella 2011. |
Jordi Puntí i Garriga (Manlleu, Barcelona; 1967) is a Catalan language writer, columnist and translator.
He has a degree in Romance Philology, and he has worked for various publishers (such Edicions 62, Quaderns Crema or Columna Edicions). Also, he has worked in various media: El País, El Periódico de Catalunya, etc.[1] He began his career as published author with two books of short stories: Pell d'Armadillo (1988), which he won the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or, and Animals tristos (2002). Previously, he had translated authors like Paul Auster, Daniel Pennac or Amélie Nothomb.
In 2010, Puntí publishes Maletes perdudes, which he won several awards such as Crítica de la narrativa catalana, Lletra d'Or or Premi Llibreter and has been translated to 16 languages. Next year, he publishes Els Castellans, a volume that includes articles previously published in the Catalan magazine L'Avenç.
In 2006, Ventura Pons directed the film Wounded Animals, adapted from the book Animals tristos (Sad Animals).[2] In 2014 he received an scolarship from the Cullman Center for writers to stay one year doing research at the New York Public Library, in order to prepare his next novel, based on the figure of Xavier Cugat.[3]
Published work
- Pell d'armadillo, (Barcelona: La Magrana), 1988. ISBN 84-8256-565-6
- Animals tristos, (Barcelona: Empúries), 2002. ISBN 84-7596-959-3
- Maletes perdudes, Barcelona: Empúries, 2010. ISBN 978-84-9787-616-2
- Els Castellans, (Barcelona : L'Avenç), 2011. ISBN 978-84-8883-952-7
Translations
- Daniel Pennac, Senyors nens. Barcelona : Empúries, 1998.
- Amélie Nothomb, Higiene de l'assassí. Barcelona : Columna, 1998.
- Paul Auster, Lulu on the bridge. Barcelona : Edicions 62, 1998.
- Paul Auster, Història de la meva màquina d'escriure. Barcelona : Edicions 62, 2002.
References
- ↑ Jordi Puntí at Traces (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
- ↑ "Buscando en la literatura"
- ↑ "Warsaw Bookshop Fair" (PDF). Generalitat de Catalunya. April 2016.
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