Matthew Tree Explained
| Matthew Tree |
| Birth Date: | December 30th, 1958 |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Language: | English, Catalan |
| Nationality: | English |
Matthew Tree (born December 30, 1958) is a writer in English and Catalan. He has lived in Catalonia (Barcelona and Banyoles) since 1984.
Work
Apart from publishing 14 works of fiction and non-fiction written in both Catalan and English, he is a contributor to various newspapers and magazines such as Catalonia Today, The Times Literary Supplement, and El Punt Avui.[1] He has also appeared on various Catalan language radio and TV stations. In 2005 and 2006 he scripted and presented two series of the infotainment programme Passatgers for TV3 (Catalan Public Television). He now writes scripts for and contributes to the English language cultural programme The Weekly Mag, broadcast with Catalan subtitles by La Xarxa de Comunicacions. He is currently revising one novel in English and writing another.
Politically, Tree has declared his support for Catalan independence from a left-wing point of view.[2]
Bibliography
- Fora de lloc, novel, Cafè Central-EUMO, 1996. .
- Ella ve quan vol, short stories, Edicions 3i4, Octubre de Narrativa Award 1999. .
- CAT. Un anglès viatja per Catalunya per veure si existeix, Ed. Columna, 2000. A road book. .
- Privilegiat, novel, ed. Columna, Columna 2001 Award. . Translated into Castilian from the English version: Privilegiado (Muntaner Editors, 2001).
- Memòries! 1974-1989. Dels quinze anys fins als trenta. Londres-Barcelona Autobiography. Ed. Columna, 2004. .
- Contra la monarquia. Ed. Ara Llibres, 2004. An anti-monarchical diatribe.
- Aniversari. Quatre reflexions sense cap mena d'importància després de passar exactament vint anys entre els catalans. Essay on various experiences in Catalonia. Ed. Columna, 2005. Two editions.
- La puta feina. Ed. Ara Llibres, 2006. A diatribe against work. .
- La vida després de Déu, Ed. Ara Llibres, 2007. An essay on religion. .
- Negre de merda. El racisme explicat als blancs. An essay on racism. Ed. Columna Edicions, 2010. .
- Com explicar aquest país als estrangers. Ed. Columna Edicions, 2011. . A translation into Catalan of previously published articles in English, mainly about Catalonia.
- Barcelona, Catalonia. A View from the Inside. Ed. Cookwood Press, 2011. . A complete collection of previously published articles and lectures in English.
- SNUG, a novel (in English). Promotional edition published by AK Digital (Antonia Kerrigan Literary Agency), 2013.
- De fora vingueren. Ed. Columna, 2016. .
- No sóc racista, però...: Un manual per a persones de pell pàl·lida, an essay. Ed. Destino, 2021. .
- If Only, a novel. England-Is-A-Bitch Productions, 2021. .
- Just Looking, a novel. England-Is-A-Bitch Productions, 2022. .
- The Last Person in the World, a novel.England-Is-A-Bitch Productions, 2023.
- We'll Never Know, a novel. England-Is-A-Bitch Productions. .
- He has also contributed short stories and essays to over a dozen different anthologies.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Matthew Tree . 11 June 2024 . Grup 62 . cat.
- http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/09/04/barcelona/1252075540.html Laporta se manifestará por el independentismo el 11 de septiembre
