Albert Sánchez Piñol

Albert Sánchez Piñol (Catalan pronunciation: [əlˈβɛrt ˈsaɲtʃeθ piˈɲɔl]; born 1965 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Piñol.
Albert Sánchez Piñol
Born1965 (age 55–56)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationAnthropologist and writer
CitizenshipSpanish
Period20th–21st centuries
GenreNon-fiction and novels

He has been described as a "significant European writer".[1][2][3]

Works
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  • Compagnie difficili (2000), with Marcelo Fois
  • Pallassos i monstres (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 (2012)
  • Vae Victus (2015)

See also

References
  1. Foden, Giles (25 April 2008). "Art of Darkness – Giles Foden Enjoys Albert Sánchez Piñol's Genre-Busting Expedition into the Heart of Colonial Africa, Pandora in the Congo". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  2. Eaude, Michael (16 May 2008). "Pandora in the Congo, by Albert Sánchez Piñol, trans. Mara Faye Lethem – A Book of Dangerous Boys". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. Theroux, Marcel (19 December 2005). "Cold Skin". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 February 2012.


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