Miquel Barceló (writer)

Miquel Barceló (writer)

Miquel Barceló (born 1948) is a Spanish editor, translator and writer, who specialized in the science fiction genre.

He was born in Mataró in 1948 and is a Doctor in Computing, Aeronautics Engineer and graduate in nuclear energy.[disambiguation needed ]

He has worked as an editor for Ediciones B, where he directed the NOVA collection, specialized in science fiction tales and novels, and writing introductory articles for the books published in the collection.

He currently is a professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) where he promoted the creation of the UPC Prize, the most important prize in Spanish science-fiction. He directs and coordinates the UPC Doctorate program on Sustainability, Technology and Humanism. He also writes a monthly column for the computer magazine "Byte" and contributes to several publications on Astronomy and Artificial Intelligence.

He lives in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona).

Bibliography

  • El otoño de las estrellas (Short novel, 2001), with Pedro Jorge Romero.
  • Testimoni de Narom (Short novel, 1998), with Pedro Jorge Romero. Winner of the 2005 Prize Narrativa de Ciencia Ficción Julio Verne of Andorra.
  • Ciencia ficción: Guía de lectura (Essay, 1990).
  • Cuentos de ciencia ficción (Anthology, 1998) with Pedro Jorge Romero.
  • Paradojas en la ciencia ficción II (Essay, 2005).

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Miquel Barceló — This article is about the painter. For the writer, see Miquel Barceló (writer). Miquel Barceló in 2011 Miquel Barceló (born 1957) is a Spanish painter from Felanitx, Majorca. Contents …   Wikipedia

  • List of science fiction authors — Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. There is also a considerable overlap with the List of fantasy authors,… …   Wikipedia

  • Majorca — For other uses, see Majorca (disambiguation). Majorca Native name: Mallorca Flag of Majorca …   Wikipedia

  • List of Spanish artists — * See List of Spanish artists (Born 1300 1500). * See List of Spanish artists (Born 1500 1800). Born 1801 1850 *Vicente Camaron (1803 1864) Painter *Rosario Weiss (1814 1843)Painter *Bernardo Lopez (1801 1874) *Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815… …   Wikipedia

  • Lettre International — Beschreibung Kulturzeitschrift …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Shadow of the Wind — Infobox Book name = The Shadow of the Wind La sombra del viento image caption = 1st US edition author = Carlos Ruiz Zafón country = Spain language = Spanish cover artist = series = genre = Mystery publisher = Planeta (Spain) Penguin Books (USA)… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”