Imma Monsó

Imma Monsó (born in 1959 in Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish fiction writer.

Monsó is known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. Monso is graduated from University of Barcelona, Spain and University of Caen Normandy in France. She is a high school teacher and writes for the main Spanish and Catalan newspapers like El País and La Vanguardia. All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages. She has received numerous awards for her literary works.

Published works Novels No se sap mai (One never knows) (1996) Com unes vacances (Like a holiday) (1998) Tot un caràcter (A total character) (2000) Un home de paraula (A man with a word) (2006) La dona veloç (2012) La mestra i la Bèstia (2023)

Short story and essay collections Marxem, papà, aquí no ens hi volen. (Go on, daddy, we’re not welcome here)(2004), Millor que no m’ho expliquis (Better if you don't tell me) (2003) Hi són, però els veus (They are here, but you can't see them)(2003) I Was Walking, Barcelona Metropolis, 2010.

Children fiction L'escola Estrambota (The Strambot School) (2005)

Honours and awards 1996: "Premi Ribera d'Ebre", Si és no és 1997: Tigre Juan Award from the Fundación Alarcos Llorach, for her novel Nunca se sabe 1998: "Premi Prudenci Bertrana", Com unes vacances 1999: "Premi Cavall verd, de l'Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana", Com unes vacances 2003: "Premio Com Radio", Millor que no m’ho expliquis 2004: "Premi Ciutat de Barcelona", Millor que no m’ho expliquis 2007: "Premi Maria Àngels Anglada", Un home de paraula 2007: "Premi Salambó", Un home de paraula 2007: "Premio Internacional Terenci Moix", Un home de paraula

2012: "Premi de les Lletres Catalanes Ramon Llull", La dona veloç 2013: "Premi El Setè Cel de Salt", La dona veloç 2013: "Premi Nacional de Cultura a la trajectòria" 2024: "Premi Òmnium a la millor novel·la de l'any", La mestra i la Bèstia