Albert Sánchez Piñol
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Piñol.
| Albert Sánchez Piñol | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1965 (age 50–51) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Occupation | Anthropologist and writer |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Period | 20th–21st centuries |
| Genre | Non-fiction and novels |
Albert Sánchez Piñol (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫˈβɛrt ˈsaɲtʃeθ piˈɲɔɫ]) (born 1965 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Castilian Spanish.
He has been described as a "significant European writer".[1][2][3]
Works
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.- Compagnie difficili (2000), with Marcelo Fois
- Pallassos i monstres (2000)
- Les edats d´or (2001)
- La pell freda (Cold Skin) (2002)
- Pandora al Congo (Pandora in the Congo) (2005)
- Tretze tristos tràngols (Trece tristes trances in Spanish) (2008)
- Victus (2012)
- Vae Victus (2015)
See also
References
- ↑ Foden, Giles (25 April 2008). "Art of Darkness – Giles Foden Enjoys Albert Sánchez Piñol's Genre-Busting Expedition into the Heart of Colonial Africa, Pandora in the Congo". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ Eaude, Michael (16 May 2008). "Pandora in the Congo, by Albert Sánchez Piñol, trans. Mara Faye Lethem – A Book of Dangerous Boys". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ Theroux, Marcel (19 December 2005). "Cold Skin". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
External links
- Albert Sánchez Piñol at the Internet Movie Database
- Works by or about Albert Sánchez Piñol in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Webpage devoted to Albert Sánchez Piñol at LletrA (UOC), Catalan Literature Online (English)
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