Marta Orriols
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Born
1975 (age 50–51)
Marta Orriols
1975 (age 50–51)
Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain
Occupationwriter
LanguageCatalan, Spanish
NationalitySpanish
Marta Orriols | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Orriols in 2019 | |
| Born | Marta Orriols 1975 (age 50–51) Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | Catalan, Spanish |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Genre | novel |
| Notable works | Learning to talk to plants (2020) |
| Notable awards | Òmnium Prize award for best Catalan Novel (2018) |
Marta Orriols (Sabadell, 1975) is a Catalan writer from Spain.[1]
She studied cinematographic scriptwriting at the Bande à Part film school in Barcelona and creative writing at the Ateneu Barcelonès. She received the 2018 Òmnium Prize for best Catalan-language novel by Òmnium Cultural, the No Llegiu Prize, and the Illa dels Llibres Prize for Best Novel of 2018.[2] Her novel has been translated to several languages, including English (Learning to talk to plants, published by Pushkin Press)[3] and French.[4] She lives in Barcelona with her two sons.[2]
