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Quim Monzó

1952 - Today

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Joaquim Monzó i Gómez (born 15 March 1952), also known as Quim Monzó (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkim munˈso]), is a contemporary Spanish writer of novels, short stories and discursive prose, mostly in Catalan. In the early 1970s, Monzó reported from Vietnam, Cambodia, Northern Ireland and East Africa for the Barcelona newspaper Tele/eXpres. He was one of the members of the Catalan literary collective, Ofèlia Dracs. He lives in Barcelona and publishes regularly in La Vanguardia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quim Monzó is the 3,936th most popular writer (up from 4,526th in 2019), the 1,245th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,393rd in 2019) and the 144th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Quim Monzó ranks 3,936 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Seacole, Siamanto, Qul Ghali, Jane Dieulafoy, Andrew Marvell, and Anton Pann. After him are Jan Gruter, Johann Beckmann, Henry Adams, Johan Herman Wessel, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, and Gheorghe Asachi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Quim Monzó ranks 287. Before him are Moya Brennan, Chiaki Mukai, Valeri Tokarev, Walter Isaacson, Jim Ratcliffe, and Piercarlo Ghinzani. After him are Martin Parr, Reginald VelJohnson, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Benny Urquidez, Marek Belka, and Ricardo La Volpe.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Quim Monzó ranks 1,245 out of 3,355. Before him are Domingo Martínez de Irala (1509), Víctor Balaguer i Cirera (1824), Ricardo Blázquez (1942), Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515), Émile Henry (1872), and Pablo Iglesias Posse (1850). After him are Hipólito Ruiz López (1754), Silvestre Igoa (1920), José Manuel Estepa Llaurens (1926), Alberto Núñez Feijóo (1961), Alejandro Casona (1903), and Verónica Forqué (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Quim Monzó ranks 144. Before him are Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579), Txillardegi (1929), Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano (1824), José Cadalso (1741), Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916), and Javier Cercas (1962). After him are Alejandro Casona (1903), Ramiro de Maeztu (1875), Joseba Sarrionandia (1958), Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), Rosa Montero (1951), and Carmen de Burgos (1867).

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