Martin Beck Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 22 (1992) award
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
マヌエル・バスケス・モンタルバン
Manuel Vazquez Montalban
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-07-27 （Barcelona, Spain）
- Died
- 2003-10-18 （Bangkok, Thailand） age 64
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Barcelona, Spain → Bangkok, Thailand
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, essayist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1960-2003
- Affiliations
- Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Premio Planeta (Planeta Prize) | Los mares del Sur | — | Editorial Planeta | winner |
| 1981 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (foreign novel) | Los mares del Sur | foreign novel | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière committee | winner |
| 1992 | Martin Beck Award | — | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | winner |
Premio Planeta (Planeta Prize)
1979
Work:
Los mares del Sur
Organization:
Editorial Planeta
Result:
winner
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (foreign novel)
1981
Work:
Los mares del Sur
Category:
foreign novel
Organization:
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière committee
Result:
winner
Martin Beck Award
1992
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Los mares del Sur
1979 hard-boiledA major entry in the Pepe Carvalho series blending hard-boiled detective fiction with political and social commentary on contemporary Spain and urban life.
politicsurban lifehard-boiled detective fictionfood and cuisine
Translations
- Los mares del Sur
Asesinato en el Comité Central
1981 crime novel / hard-boiledA politically charged installment of the Pepe Carvalho series that investigates a murder against the backdrop of party politics in Spain.
politicsparty conflicturban crime
Adaptations
- [film] Asesinato en el Comité Central (film) / Vicente Aranda (1982)
Translations
- Asesinato en el Comité Central
La soledad del manager
1977 hard-boiledAnother Pepe Carvalho novel exploring corporate society, personal isolation and the darker sides of the city.
corporate lifeisolationurban environment
Translations
- La soledad del manager
Tatuaje
1974 hard-boiled / crimeOne of the early works featuring Pepe Carvalho, counted as an origin point for the series.
detective workpast woundssocial criticism
Translations
- Tatuaje
Bibliography
- Los mares del Sur
- Asesinato en el Comité Central
- La soledad del manager
- Tatuaje
Adaptations
- Asesinato en el Comité Central (film by Vicente Aranda, 1982)
Translations of Works
- Los mares del Sur (Japanese translation by T. Tabe, 1985)
- Asesinato en el Comité Central (Japanese translation by J. Shibata, 1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard-boiledpolitical and social realismsatire and irony
- Recurring Motifs
- the city of Barcelonafood and culinary detailpolitics and corruptionurban loneliness
Legacy
A leading figure of Spanish hard-boiled crime fiction. Through the Pepe Carvalho novels he combined politics, culture and food, earning major prizes (including Premio Planeta) and international recognition via translations and film adaptations.
Archives
- Holdings at the National Library of Spain (Biblioteca Nacional de España)
- Authority records in international libraries (VIAF, ISNI, LOC, etc.)
In Popular Culture
- Andrea Camilleri named his fictional inspector (Montalbano) as an homage to Montalbán
Quotes
-
Memory is a weapon.
Source: source unknown (attributed in interviews/works)
Trivia
- Best known as the author of the private detective Pepe Carvalho series.
- Won the Premio Planeta in 1979 for Los mares del Sur.
- Died in Bangkok, Thailand in 2003.