Albert Sánchez Piñol
Albert Sánchez Piñol (born 11 July 1965) is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish. He has been described as a "significant European writer".
Albert Sánchez Piñol

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- Name
- Albert Sánchez Piñol
- Born
- 11 July 1965
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Occupation
- Anthropologist and writer
- Nationality
- Spain
- Education
- University of Barcelona
- Known for
- Vae Victus · Victus · Cold Skin
- Honours
- Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays · Premio El Ojo Crítico
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish
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Albert Sánchez Piñol (born 11 July 1965) is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish. He has been described as a "significant European writer".
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Biography
Biography
Albert Sánchez Piñol studied at University of Barcelona. The recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish. Works named in the authority record are Vae Victus, Victus and Cold Skin. Distinctions recorded are Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays and Premio El Ojo Crítico.

Albert Sánchez Piñol at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2014.
Albin Olsson

Albert Sánchez Piñol at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2014.
Albin Olsson
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Key facts
• Name — Albert Sánchez Piñol • Born — 11 July 1965 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • Occupation — Anthropologist and writer • Citizenship — Spanish • Period — 20th–21st centuries • Genre — Non-fiction and novels • Language — Catalan and Spanish Albert Sánchez Piñol (born 11 July 1965) is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish. He has been described as a "significant European writer".
Works
Works
• Compagnie difficili (2000), with Marcelo Fois • Pallassos i monstres (Clowns and Monsters) (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, the Fall of Barcelona (2012) • Vae Victus (2015) • Fungus, el rei dels Pirineus (Fungus: The King Of The Pyrenees) (2018) • El monstre de Santa Helena (The Monster on Saint Helena) (2022) • Pregària a Prosèrpina (Prayer to Proserpina) (2023)
Identity
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Albert Sánchez Piñol is recorded as anthropologist, novelist, writer and screenwriter.
Life and career
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1965
Albert Sánchez Piñol born at Barcelona.
2005
Pandora in the Congo is dated 2005.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q540695: Albert Sánchez Piñol
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- Atopia and Irishmen in the Early Novels of Albert Sánchez Piñol, Catalan Narrative 1875-2015, 2020
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Atopia and Irishmen in the Early Novels of Albert Sánchez Piñol, Catalan Narrative 1875-2015, 2020Crossref registry
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