Manuel Vázquez Montalbán





Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

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born
July 27, 1939 in Barcelona, Spain

died
October 18, 2003


About this author

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was a prolific Spanish writer: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humourist, critic, as well as a gastronome and a FC Barcelona supporter.

He studied Philosophy at Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona and was also a member of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia. For many years, he contributed columns and articles to the Madrid-based daily newspaper El País.

He died in Bangkok, Thailand, while returning to his home country from a speaking tour of Australia. His last book, La aznaridad, was published posthumously.


Average rating: 3.40 · 1,017 ratings · 72 reviews · 125 distinct works
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Murder In The Central Commi...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1981 — 18 editions
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Gli uccelli di Bangkok
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Tatuaggio
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La solitudine del manager
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Il labirinto greco
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Ricette immorali
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1981
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La rosa di Alessandria
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3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1984 — 9 editions
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More books by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán…
Ho ammazzato J.F. Kennedy Tatuaggio La solitudine del manager Southern Seas Murder In The Central Commi... Gli uccelli di Bangkok La rosa di Alessandria
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