Sebastià Alzamora i Martín
| Sebastià Alzamora i Martín | |
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| Born | March 6, 1972 Llucmajor, Majorca, Balearic Islands |
| Language | Catalan |
| Genre | Literature |
| Notable works | La pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Crim de sang (2012) |
| Notable awards | Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la 2011, Premi Carles Riba de poesia 2008, Premi Josep Pla de narrativa 2005 |
Sebastià Alzamora i Martín (Llucmajor, Majorca, March 6, 1972)[1] is a writer, literary critic and cultural manager from Majorca. Self-proclaimed member of the poetic group called Imparables ("Unstoppable")
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Biography
Sebastià has a degree in Catalan philology from Universitat de les Illes Balears, and became known with collection of poems Rafel (1994; Premi Salvador Espriu). He has also published Apoteosi del cercle (1997), Mula morta (2001) and El benestar (2003).
As a writer, he has published L'extinció (1999), Sara i Jeremies (2002), La pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Miracle a Llucmajor (2010) and Dos amics de vint anys (2013). He is the author of the essay about Gabriel Janer Manila L'escriptura del Foc (1998). He also participated in Imparables, Una antologia (2004) and he has published with Hèctor Bofill and Manuel Forcano Dogmàtica Imparable (2005). As a columnist, he writes in Catalan language newspapers Avui and Ara.
Since December 2007, he is the director of the magazine "Cultura".
Awards
- 1994: Award Salvador Espriu by Rafel
- 1996: Award Bartomeu Rosselló-Pòrcel of Premis 31 de Desembre from Obra Cultural Balear.
- 1999: Award Documenta de narrativa
- 2002: Award Ciutat de Palma de novel·la by Sara i Jeremies
- 2003: Award Jocs Florals de Barcelona by El Benestar
- 2005: Award Josep Pla de narrativa by La pell i la princesa
- 2008: Award Carles Riba de poesia by La part visible
- 2011: Award Sant Jordi de novel·la, by Crim de sang[2]
References
- ↑ Biography at Escriptors.cat
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External links
- The author at the web page of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana
- Information about the author (Catalan)
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