Lluís-Anton Baulenas

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Lluís-Anton Baulenas
Born (1958-09-21) September 21, 1958 (age 65)
Barcelona, Catalonia
OccupationNovelist, playwright, translator, literary critic
LanguageCatalan
NationalitySpanish

Lluís-Anton Baulenas (Catalan pronunciation:

translator and playwright.[1]

Career

Among his works are the novels Rampoines 451 (1990, English: Good-for-Nothing 451), Noms à la sorra (1995, English: Names in the Sand), which was a finalist for the Sant Jordi Prize, Alfons XIV (1997), El fil de plata (1998, English: The Silver Thread), which was awarded the Serra d'Or Critics' Prize and Carlemany Novel Award,[2] La felicitat (2001, English: Happiness), which received the Prudenci Bertrana Prize.[3] His novels Amor d'idiota (2003), Àrea de servei (2007) and La vostra Anita (2015) have been adapted for the screen by the film-maker Ventura Pons.[1]

His work has been translated into a dozen languages. He has translated, from French and English to Catalan, classics by authors like Truman Capote or George Orwell, among others. He writes cultural articles and

El Punt Avui.[4]

Works

Novels

Plays

  • La ben calçada (with Damià Barbany)
  • No hi ha illes meravelloses
  • Melosa fel
  • El pont de Brooklyn
  • Trist, com quan la lluna no hi és
  • Cabaret d'hule i sofregit
  • Un arabesc a la pell
  • Històries negres

Non-fiction

  • Manual de llengua catalana per a ús i bon aprofitament dels estudiants de COU
  • El català no morirà
  • L'últim neandertal (La Magrana/RBA, 2014)

Awards

  • 1988 La Piga Award for Neguit
  • 1989 Documenta Award for Càlida nit
  • 1995 Ciutat d'Alcoi Theatre Award for El pont de Brooklyn
  • 1998 Carlemany Novel Award for El fil de plata[2]
  • 1999 Crítica Serra d'Or Novel Award for El fil de plata
  • 2000 Prudenci Bertrana Prize Award for La felicitat[3]
  • 2005 Ramon Llull Novel Award for Per un sac d'ossos[7]
  • 2008 Sant Jordi Novel Award for El nas de Mussolini[8]
  • 2016 Ciutat d'Alzira Award for Amics per sempre[9]
  • 2023 Santa Eulàlia Award for Seré el teu mirall[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lluís Anton Baulenas i Setó | enciclopedia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. ^
    ISSN 1134-6582
    . Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  3. ^ . Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ "Lluís Anton Baulenas - EcuRed". www.ecured.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  5. ^ Juanico, Núria (7 March 2017). "Lluís-Anton Baulenas: "Tots portem la bestialitat i la maldat a dins"". Ara.cat.
  6. ^ "La represa literària arriba plena de novetats". Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  7. ^ "Lluís-Anton Baulenas gana el Ramon Llull de novela con "Per un sac d´ossos"". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  8. ^ AVUI.cat (2024-02-13). "Lluís-Anton Baulenas guanya el 49è Premi Sant Jordi amb 'El nas de Mussolini' - 20 des 2008". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  9. ^ Ara (2016-11-12). "Lluís-Anton Baulenas guanya el premi Ciutat d'Alzira de novel·la". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  10. ^ "Lluís-Anton Baulenas gana el primer Premi Santa Eulàlia con una novela ambientada en la Barcelona de 2003 y la burbuja inmobiliaria". El País (in Spanish). 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

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