Spanish writer, literary critic and cultural manager
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Alzamora and the second or maternal family name is Martín; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Sebastià Alzamora i Martín
Born
(1972-03-06) March 6, 1972 (age 52) Llucmajor, Majorca, Balearic Islands
Language
Catalan
Genre
Literature
Notable works
La pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Blood Crime (2012)
Sebastià Alzamora i Martín (born March 6, 1972, in Llucmajor, Majorca)[1] is a writer, literary critic and cultural manager from Majorca. He is a self-proclaimed member of the poetic group called Imparables ("Unstoppables").
Biography
Sebastià has a degree in Catalanphilology from Universitat de les Illes Balears, and became known with collection of poems Rafel (1994; Premi Salvador Espriu). He has also published Apoteosi del cercle (1997), Mula morta (2001) and El benestar (2003).
As a writer, he has published L'extinció (1999), Sara i Jeremies (2002), La pell i la princesa (2005), Nit de l'ànima (2007), Miracle a Llucmajor (2010) and Dos amics de vint anys (2013). He is the author of the essay about Gabriel Janer ManilaL'escriptura del Foc (1998). He also participated in Imparables, Una antologia (2004) and he has published with Hèctor Bofill and Manuel ForcanoDogmàtica Imparable (2005). His novel Crim de sang has been published in English as Blood Crime (Soho Press, 2016).[2]
As a columnist, he writes in Catalan language newspapers Avui and Ara. Since December 2007, he is the director of the magazine Cultura.
