vicent alonso-english

In 1983 he began his poetic works with
the publication of a collection of poems
Vel de claredats (Prometeo, Valencia, 1983).
To be followed later by: Albes d'enlloc
(Edicions 62, Barcelona, 1985),
Ritme de clepsidra (Tres i Quatre,
Valencia, 1986), Cercles de la mirada
(Bromera, Alzira, 1998),
which won the Ausiàs Marc prize, and
Del clam de Jasó (Eumo-Cafè Central,
Barcelona, 2002), a book of
poems in prose, his last poetic publication.

In collaboration with Anna Montero he has translated the books of Charles Baudelaire : Petits poèmes en prose ( Petits poemes en prosa , Edicions del Mall, Barcelona 1984), that were re-edited in Valencia under the title of L'Spleen de París (Tres i Quatre, 1994) and Les paradis artificiels ( Els paradisos artificials , Edicions del Mall, Barcelona 1985). In 1986 his translation of L'homme approximatif , by Tristan Tzara was published ( L'home aproximatiu , Gregal, València), and, in 1993, Mon coeur mis à nu ( El meu cor al descobert ), by Charles Baudelaire and a selection of the Essais , by Michel de Montaigne ( Assaigs breus ), the last two printed by the publishing house Albatros of Valencia.

In 2006 the publishers Proa launched its publication of the three books of Essais by Michel de Montaigne, translated and edited by Vicent Alonso. Book I deserved the Crítica Serra d'Or prize and, most recently, the Qwerty prize of Barcelona Televisión.

He has published numerous opinion articles
(Avui , El Temps, Levante- EMV , El País , ...)
and those of literary criticism (Daina, Caràcters,
El Temps, Caplletra, Compartir ...). During the last few years
he has written for the “Quadern” supplement,
part of the Valencian edition of the El País newspaper,
in the twice-monthly series "Contra el mal de viure",
and recently the new twice-monthly series
"A manera de tascó", about books and literary topics.
He has also published the following essays:
La trajectòria intel·lectual d'Ernest Martínez Ferrando
(Tres i Quatre, València 1992),
Entre la poesia en prosa i el conte literari
(IIFV-Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat,
València-Barcelona 1992) and Les paraules i els dies
(Bromera, Alzira 2002), a selection of literary criticism
and current affairs articles.

It is also worth mentioning his role in the editing of the IV volume of the Correspondència by Joan Fuster (Tres i Quatre, València 2000). In the year 2003 he received the essay prize Mancomunitat de la Ribera Alta, organised by Ediciones Bromera, for the diary Trajecte circular (2004).

[Home]

VICENT ALONSO, writer [Home]

Born in Godella (L'Horta) in 1948. Bachelor Degree in Philosophy and a Doctorate in Catalan Philology. Professor in the Catalan Philology department of the University of Valencia, where he teaches modern Catalan literature. He founded and managed the literary magazine Daina, now no longer in circulation, as well as the literary criticism magazine Caràcters, revista d'informació literària, whose second edition appeared in 1997 entitled Caràcters, revista de llibres.
	In 1983 he began his poetic works with the publication of a collection of poems Vel de claredats (Prometeo, Valencia, 1983). To be followed later by: Albes d'enlloc (Edicions 62, Barcelona, 1985), Ritme de clepsidra (Tres i Quatre, Valencia, 1986), Cercles de la mirada (Bromera, Alzira, 1998), which won the Ausiàs Marc prize, and Del clam de Jasó (Eumo-Cafè Central, Barcelona, 2002), a book of poems in prose, his last poetic publication.
In collaboration with Anna Montero he has translated the books of Charles Baudelaire : Petits poèmes en prose ( Petits poemes en prosa , Edicions del Mall, Barcelona 1984), that were re-edited in Valencia under the title of L'Spleen de París (Tres i Quatre, 1994) and Les paradis artificiels ( Els paradisos artificials , Edicions del Mall, Barcelona 1985). In 1986 his translation of L'homme approximatif , by Tristan Tzara was published ( L'home aproximatiu , Gregal, València), and, in 1993, Mon coeur mis à nu ( El meu cor al descobert ), by Charles Baudelaire and a selection of the Essais , by Michel de Montaigne ( Assaigs breus ), the last two printed by the publishing house Albatros of Valencia. In 2006 the publishers Proa launched its publication of the three books of Essais by Michel de Montaigne, translated and edited by Vicent Alonso. Book I deserved the Crítica Serra d'Or prize and, most recently, the Qwerty prize of Barcelona Televisión.
He has published numerous opinion articles (Avui , El Temps, Levante- EMV , El País , ...) and those of literary criticism (Daina, Caràcters, El Temps, Caplletra, Compartir ...). During the last few years he has written for the “Quadern” supplement, part of the Valencian edition of the El País newspaper, in the twice-monthly series "Contra el mal de viure", and recently the new twice-monthly series "A manera de tascó", about books and literary topics. He has also published the following essays: La trajectòria intel·lectual d'Ernest Martínez Ferrando (Tres i Quatre, València 1992), Entre la poesia en prosa i el conte literari (IIFV-Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, València-Barcelona 1992) and Les paraules i els dies (Bromera, Alzira 2002), a selection of literary criticism and current affairs articles.
It is also worth mentioning his role in the editing of the IV volume of the Correspondència by Joan Fuster (Tres i Quatre, València 2000). In the year 2003 he received the essay prize Mancomunitat de la Ribera Alta, organised by Ediciones Bromera, for the diary Trajecte circular (2004).


[Home]