Sebastià Alzamora i Martín

Sebastià Alzamora i Martín studied at University of the Balearic Islands. The recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish. Works named in the authority record are Ràbia. Distinctions recorded are Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la, Carles Riba Prize, Premi Josep Pla de narrativa and Premi Documenta de narrativa.

• Name — Sebastià Alzamora i Martín • Born — 6 March 1972 • Birthplace — Llucmajor, Majorca, Balearic Islands • Language — Catalan • Genre — Literature • Notable Works — La pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Blood Crime (2012) • Awards — Òmnium Prize 2022, Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la 2011, Carles Riba Poetry Prize 2008, Premi Josep Pla de narrativa 2005

Sebastià has a degree in Catalan philology from Universitat de les Illes Balears, and became known with collection of poems Rafel (1994; Premi Salvador Espriu). He has also published Apoteosi del cercle (1997), Mula morta (2001) and El benestar (2003). As a writer, he has published L'extinció (1999), Sara i Jeremies (2002), La pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Miracle a Llucmajor (2010) and Dos amics de vint anys (2013). He is the author of the essay about Gabriel Janer Manila L'escriptura del Foc (1998). He also participated in Imparables, Una antologia (2004) and he has published with Hèctor Bofill and Manuel Forcano Dogmàtica Imparable (2005). His novel Crim de sang has been published in English as Blood Crime (Soho Press, 2016). As a columnist, he writes in Catalan language newspapers Avui and Ara. Since December 2007, he is the director of the magazine Cultura.