Terenci Moix

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Terenci Moix
Born	(1942-01-05)5 January 1942 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Died	2 April 2003(2003-04-02) (aged 61) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupation	writer, novelist
Language	Spanish, Catalan
Nationality	Spanish
Notable awards	Ramon Llull Novel Award (1986) Fernando Lara Novel Award (1989)

Terenci Moix (Catalan pronunciation: [təˈɾɛnsi ˈmoʃ]; real name Ramon Moix i Meseguer; 5 January 1942, in Barcelona – 2 April 2003, in Barcelona) was a Spanish writer, who wrote in Spanish, and in Catalan. He is also the brother of poet/novelist Ana Maria Moix.

Life and work[]

He had a self-taught education. His first work, (La torre dels vicis capitals, in catalan), was published in 1968. Many of his early works criticised the values of his time, especially the official morality of Francoism. In 1990, he wrote and published a children's book called, Los Grandes Mitos del Cine (English version as "The Greatest Stories of Hollywood Cinema"), which is illustrated by Willi Glasauer, and published by . This children's book includes fun facts, trivia, and information accompanied by photos and Willi Glasauer's illustrations of the classic Hollywood films and stars such as Casablanca, Gone with the Wind, Cleopatra, and Tarzan the Ape Man.^[1]

Other works explored , an element of his work studied by . He wrote in several newspapers: , , , Destino, , Serra d'Or, and El País. He was openly homosexual, and participated in many TV gatherings. He died of lung emphysema, which is related to his use of tobacco.

In 1992 he won the Ramon Llull Novel Award for El sexe dels àngels.^[2] In 1996 he became the first winner of the Fernando Lara Novel Award for his then-unpublished work El amargo don de la belleza.^[3]

An annual literature prize, bearing his name, the , has been instituted; won most recently by the Anglo-Spanish novelist Rafael Peñas Cruz for his coming-of-age work, Charlie.

Novels[]

• El amargo don de la belleza (2011), ISBN 84-08-01899-X

Collections of short stories[]

• ()

Essays[]

• (2 vols.)
• (Illustrated by Willi Glasauer), ()

References[]

https://www.tablondeanuncios.com/colecciones/terence_moix_la_noche_no_es_hermosa-3299412.htm

External links[]

• Terenci Moix at the Association of Catalan Language Writers, AELC. In Catalan, English and Spanish.