Imma Monsó
Imma Monsó (born in 1959 in Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish fiction writer. Monsó is known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. Monso is graduated from University of Barcelona, Spain and Caen University in France. She is a high-school teacher and writes for the main Spanish and Catalan newspapers like El País and La Vanguardia. All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages. She has received numerous awards for her literary works. Published works Novels No se sap mai (One never knows) (1996) Com unes vacances (Like a holiday) (1998) Tot un caràcter (A total character) (2000) Un home de paraula (A man with a word) (2006) Short story and essay collections Marxem, papà, aquí no ens hi volen. (Go on, daddy, we’re not welcome here)(2004), Millor que no m’ho expliquis (Better if you don't tell me) (2003) Hi són, però els veus (They are here, but you can't see them)(2003) I Was Walking, Barcelona Metropolis, 2010. Children fiction L'escola Estrambota (The Strambot School) (2005) Honours and awards 1996: "Premi Ribera d'Ebre" al libro de relatos