GUAL, XAVIER
Xavier Gual (Barcelona 1973) holds a degree in Catalan Philology from Barcelona University and works as a journalist and scriptwriter. He has written articles for the culture supplement of the newspaper Avui. As a writer, he has published a novel about pirates entitled Els tripulants (published by El Mèdol, 2001, and winner of the Ribera d’Ebre 2000 Narrative Prize); a compilation of schizophrenic tales with the title Delirium tremens (published by Proa, 2001, and winner of the Mercè Rodoreda 2000 Prize); and Ketchup (published by Columna, 2006), a story about a group of young people who are on the brink, inspired by works such as Trainspotting or The Clockwork Orange. In 2007 he has published “Estem en contra”, Premi Pere Quart Award of Humour and Satire 2007.
