Albert Forns i Canal

Albert Forns i Canal
Albert Forns i Canal
Albert Forns i Canal
Born (1982-04-08) 8 April 1982 (age 42)
Barcelona
Occupationwriter
Notable workAlbert Serra (the novel, not the film-maker)

Albert Forns i Canal (born 8 April 1982 in Granollers) is a Catalan journalist, writer and poet. Specialised in digital journalism, has worked in cultural institutions like the Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona.[1] Forns stands out for having won the Documenta Prize of narrative with his first novel Albert Serra (the novel, not the film-maker), where the author questions some appearances of the contemporary art mixing fiction, journalism and essay, and where also appear other Catalan artists out like Miquel Barceló or Salvador Dalí, and other writers like Enrique Vila-Matas[2] The autumn of 2013 Forns received a scholarship from the Institut Ramon Llull to stay at a writers' residence in the State of New York, to prepare his second novel, Jambalaia, rewarded with First Anagrama Prize for Novels in Catalan language.[3][4] In 2020 he won the Sant Joan Award for his forthcoming novel Abans de les cinc som a casa.[5]

Works published

  • 2007 - Busco L que me gemini (poem)[6]
  • 2013 - Ultracolors (poems)
  • 2013 - Albert Serra (la novel·la, no el cineasta) (novel)[7]
  • 2016 - Jambalaia (novel, Anagrama)[8]

Awards

  • 2006 - Nostra senyora del Carme de poesia of the Vallès Oriental
  • 2009 - Pere Badia of poetry of Torredembarra
  • 2012 - Documenta Award by Albert Serra (the novel, not the film-maker)[9]
  • 2016 - First Anagrama Prize for Catalan language novels for Jambalaia[10]
  • 2020 - Premi Sant Joan de Narrativa (Abans de les cinc som a casa)[11]

References

  1. ^ Ultracolors
  2. ^ "Albert Forns viaja a la figura del productor Albert Serra en 'La novel·la, no el cineasta'". Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. ^ Albert Forns, Premi Documenta
  4. ^ Soler, Esteve.
  5. ^ "Albert Forns gana el 40 Premio Sant Joan con "Abans de les cinc som a casa"". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  6. ^ Forns, Albert al qui és qui del web de la Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2013-07-03 at archive.today
  7. ^ Vidal, Jauem.
  8. ^ Albert Forns, primer Premi Anagrama de Novel·la amb "Jambalaia". 324.cat, 18 gener 2016 [Consulta: 19 gener 2016].
  9. ^ Albert Forns guanya el Premi Documenta amb 'Albert Serra (la novel·la no el cineasta)'
  10. ^ Albert Forns gana el primer premio Anagrama de novela en catalán (en castellà).
  11. ^ "Albert Forns gana el 40 Premio Sant Joan con "Abans de les cinc som a casa"". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-02.