Quim Monzo and Contemporary Catalan Culture (1975-2018): Cultural Normalization, Postmodernism and National Politics

Guillem Colom-Montero

Quim Monzo and Contemporary Catalan Culture (1975-2018): Cultural Normalization, Postmodernism and National Politics
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Legenda
Published
19 July 2021
Pages
226
ISBN
9781781883921

Quim Monzo and Contemporary Catalan Culture (1975-2018): Cultural Normalization, Postmodernism and National Politics

Guillem Colom-Montero

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Quim Monzo (born Barcelona, 1952) is considered Catalonia’s most influential contemporary author, his work studied as a catalyst for the modernization of Catalan culture after General Franco’s death in 1975. Analysing Quim Monzo’s trajectory from countercultural artist in 1970s Barcelona to celebrity intellectual in the present day, Colom-Montero argues that Monzo’s work encapsulates many of the cultural, aesthetic and political tensions in post-Francoist Catalonia. Offering first-time English-language analyses of Monzo’s multifaceted artistic trajectory (including political cartoons, translations, journalistic writing, media collaborations and social media persona) as well as new close readings of some of his better-known literary texts, Colom-Montero maps the paradigmatic cultural shifts that have characterized the transition from late Francoist to autonomous and post-referendum Catalonia. At a time of deepening divisions between Catalonia and Spain, in this book Monzo emerges as an author and public intellectual aiming to build a Catalan politico-cultural sphere different from and opposed to that of Spain.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in 7-14 days

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.