Miquel de Palol
Miquel de Palol i Muntanyola (born April 2, 1953) is a Catalan architect, poet and storyteller, son of the archaeologist Pere de Palol. In 2011 he was appointed president of the Association of Collegiate Writers of Catalonia. His first novel in Catalan, El jardí dels set crepuscles (The Garden of Seven Twilights), earned in the year of its publication (1989) almost all the prizes available for works in Catalan language. Biography 
Born in Barcelona, he lived in Valladolid until he was 17, due to his father's job. Back in Barcelona, he studied Architecture and began his literary activity as a poet. In 1982 he won the Carles Riba poetry award with El porxo de les mirades. For this same work he received, in 1984, the Critica Serra d'Or award. His first novel published in Catalan, El jardí dels set crepuscles, earned in the year of its publication (1989) almost all the prizes awarded in the Catalan language (Joan Crexells, Crítica Serra d'Or, National of the Criticism and National Literature of the Generalitat of Catalonia, as well as the Critical Eye Award). In 1994 he received the Ciutat de Barcelona award in the Catalan language for Igur Neblí. In 1997 he won the Josep Pla award for the play El legislador and the Víctor Català award for Tales for old teenagers. In 1998 he won the Sant Jordi award for Novel with El quincorn. His narrative production moves between the fantastic and legendary story and philosophical speculation. It has been translated into Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, and English. Palol has also written widely on the subject of Catalan culture in the age of globalization. Bibliography

Poetry 

 Lotus (1a part). Barcelona: Revista Serra d’Or, 1972
 Lotus (2a part). Girona: El Pont, 1973
 Delta. Barcelona: El Mall, 1973
 Llet i vi. Barcelona, 1974
 Arxiu de Poemes independents. Barcelona: Pòrtic, 1975
 L’Aneguet lleig. Barcelona, 1977
 Quan?. Barcelona: Proa, 1979
 La flor de l’atzavara de Can Coris (1980)
 Encara mor aquella primavera. Barcelona: El Mall, 1981
 Salamó. Palma de Mallorca: Tafal, 1981
 Rapsòdies de Montcada. València: El Cingle, 1982
 El porxo de les mirades. Barcelona: Proa, 1983
 El viatge misteriós. Barcelona: Taller de Picasso, 1983
 Indiferència. Barcelona: Proa, 1986
 La nit italiana. València: Gregal, 1986
 Quintern. Màlaga: Ángel Caffarena, 1992
 Estudis en menor. Palma de Mallorca: El Cantor, 1995
 El sol i la mort. Barcelona: Proa, 1996
 Gralles al galliner. Barcelona: Proa, 1996
 Nombra y tendrás. Madrid: Visor, 1998
 Nocturns. Barcelona: Columna, 2003
 Miquel de Palol. Lleida: Universitat de Lleida, 2002
 Fot-li, que som catalans! (Miquel de Palol, Xavier Bru de Sala, Julià de Jòdar) Barcelona: L’Esfera dels Llibres, 2005

Prose 
 El jardí dels set crepuscles. Barcelona: Proa, 1989
 Sense compromís de perversitat (with Maria de la Pau Janer). Barcelona: Tanagra, 1991
 Les Tres Ties. Barcelona: Destino, 1992
 Amb l’olor d’Àfrica. Barcelona: Proa, 1992
 Grafomàquia. Barcelona: Proa, 1993
 Ígur Neblí. Barcelona: Proa, 1994
 L’àngel d’hora en hora. Barcelona: Proa, 1995
 El legislador. Barcelona: Destino, 1997
 Consulta a Ripseu. Barcelona: Proa, 1997
 La fortuna del senyor Filemó. Barcelona: Cruïlla, 1997
 La Venus del Kilimanjaro (mit Xavier Moret). Barcelona: Cruïlla, 1998
 Contes per vells adolescents. Barcelona: Proa, 1998
 El Quincorn: una història romàntica. Barcelona: Proa, 1999
 El Troiacord. Barcelona: Columna, 2001 (Contents: Tres passos al sud, Una altra cosa, Les ales egípcies, Leandre no s’hi ha negat, El combat amb l’àngel)
 Tancat per vacances (2003) (with Sebastià Alzamora, Lluís Calvo, Gemma Lienas, Andreu Martín, Isabel Olesti, Eva Piquer, Maria Mercè Roca, Care Santos i Lluís Maria Todó)
 Les concessions. Barcelona: Columna, 2004
 Contes en forma de L. Palma de Mallorca: Moll, 2004
 Gallifa. Barcelona: Columna, 2006
 Un home vulgar. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 2006
 El Lleó de Böcklin i sis contes més. Lleida: Pagès editors, 2006
 Aire pàl·lid/Palimpsest. Barcelona: Columna, 2007
 El Testament d'Alcestis. Barcelona: Editorial Empúries, 2009

References

External links 
 Palol's profile in English at Catalan writers Association website

Writers from Catalonia
Architects from Barcelona
Writers from Barcelona
Living people
1953 births