Borja Bagunyà Costes (born 1982, Barcelona) is a Catalan writer and university professor.[1]
Borja Bagunyà | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Barcelona |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, university professor |
Biography
editHe has a degree in literary theory and comparative literature from the University of Barcelona, where he is an associate professor.[2] He is also co-founder of the Escola Bloom (Bloom literature School) with Lana Bastasic[1] and editor of the literary magazine Carn de cap.[3]
He wrote his first book of short stories at the age of 19 – published in 2004, Apunts per al retrat d'una ciutat — 2 and in 2007 won the Mercè Rodoreda Award for short stories for Defensa pròpia. In 2011 he published Plantes d'Interior (Empúries)[4] and in 2021 Els angles morts (Periscopi).[5] Winner of the Critics' Award 2022 in the category of Catalan narrative, it has been translated into Spanish by Rubén Martín Giráldez with the title Los Puntos Ciegos.
Works
edit- Apunts per al retrat d'una ciutat (Tarragona: Arola Editors, 2004).
- Defensa pròpia (Barcelona: Edicions Proa, 2007 – Premi Mercè Rodoreda 2007)
- Plantes d'interior (Barcelona: Editorial Empúries, 2011).
- Trapologia, with Max Besora (Ara llibres, 2018)
- Els angles morts (Edicions del Periscopi, 2021)
- Sessió de control / Una casa i un flagell (Comanegra, 2023)
- Breu història del mandat (Fragmenta, 2023)
References
edit- ^ a b "Borja Bagunyà". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Borja Bagunyà – Comma Press". commapress.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Borja Bagunyà". Agencia Literaria Carmen Balcells. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Borja Bagunyà, 2011 FPdGi Arts and Literature Award". en.fpdgi.org. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Borja Bagunyà | Participants". Kosmopolis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.