What is Quim Monzó?
{{Orphan|date=May 2009}} [[image:Monzo345.JPG|thumb|Quim Monzó]] '''Quim Monzó''' (born in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], in 1952) is a [[Catalonia|Catalan]] writer of [[Novel|novels]], [[Short story|short stories]] and [[discursive prose]], mostly in the [[Catalan language]]. In the early 1970s, Monzó reported from [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Northern Ireland]] and [[East Africa]] for newspapers in [[Barcelona]]. His fiction is full of [[irony]]. His other [[prose]] maintains this [[Humour|humor]]. One collection of his essays, ''Catorze ciutats comptant-hi Brooklyn'', is notable for its account of [[New York City|New York]] in the days immediately following [[September 11]]. ==Bibliography== ===Books in English=== * ''O'Clock'', 1986. New York: Ballantine Books. Translated by Mary Ann Newman. {{ISBN|978-0345316684}} * ''The enormity of the tragedy'', 2007. London: Peter Owen Publishers. Translated by Peter Bush. {{ISBN|978-0720612998}} * ''Gasoline'', 2010. New York & Rochester: Open Letter. Translated by Mary Ann Newman. {{ISBN|978-1-934824-18-4}} * ''Guadalajara'', 2011, Rochester, NY: Open Letter. Translated by Peter Bush. {{ISBN|978-1-934824-19-1}}; {{ISBN|1-934824-19-4}} * ''A thousand morons'', 2013, Rochester, NY: Open Letter. Translated by Peter Bush. {{ISBN|978-1-934824-41-2}}; {{ISBN|1-934824-41-0}} * ''Why, Why, Why?'', 2019, Rochester, NY: Open Letter. Translated by Peter Bush. {{ISBN|978-1948830041}}; {{ISBN|1948830043}} ===Books in Catalan=== ====Fiction==== * ''L'udol del griso al caire de les clavegueres'', 1976.. * ''Self Service'', 1977. In collaboration with Biel Mesquida. * ''Uf, va dir ell'', 1978. * ''Olivetti, Moulinex, Chaffoteaux et Maury'', 1980. * ''Benzina'', 1983. * ''L'illa de Maians'', 1985. * ''La magnitud de la tragèdia'', 1989. * ''El perquè de tot plegat'', 1993. * ''Guadalajara'', 1996. * ''Vuitanta-sis contes'', 1999. * ''El millor dels mons'', 2001. * ''Mil cretins'', 2007. ====Collected articles and essays==== * ''El dia del senyor'', 1984. * ''Zzzzzzzz'', 1987. * ''La m