Jordi Puntí

Jordi Puntí i Garriga (born 1967 in Manlleu, Barcelona) is a Catalan language writer, columnist, and translator.

Career

Puntí earned a degree in Romance Philology during the year 1991,

His career as an author began with the publication of two books of short stories: Pell d'Armadillo (1988, winner of the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or), and Animals tristos (2002). Previously, he had translated the works of other authors, including Paul Auster, Daniel Pennac, and Amélie Nothomb. In 2006, Puntí served as editor of Quadern, a literary supplement published by the newspaper El País. In 2014, Puntí received a scholarship from the Cullman Center for writers. The scholarship enabled him to spend one year completing research at the New York Public Library, in preparation for a novel based on the figure of Xavier Cugat.

In 2023, Puntí won the Sant Jordi novel Prize with the novel Confeti.

Published work

Original works Pell d'armadillo, (Barcelona: La Magrana), 1988. Animals tristos, (Barcelona: Empúries), 2002. Maletes perdudes, Barcelona: Empúries, 2010. , translated into English by Julie Wark as Lost Luggage, Short Books, 2014. Els Castellans, (Barcelona : L'Avenç), 2011. Això no és Amèrica (Barcelona: Empúries), 2017 , translated by Julie Wark as This Is Not America, Atria Books, 2019. Tot Messi: Exercicis d'estil (Barcelona: Empúries), 2018. , translated by Peter Bush as Messi: Lessons in Style, Short Books, 2019. Tot Messi i més (Barcelona: Empúries), 2023.

Translations Daniel Pennac, Senyors nens. Barcelona : Empúries, 1998. Amélie Nothomb, Higiene de l'assassí. Barcelona : Columna, 1998. Paul Auster, Lulu on the bridge. Barcelona : Edicions 62, 1998. Paul Auster, Història de la meva màquina d'escriure. Barcelona : Edicions 62, 2002.