Valentí Puig (Mallorca, 1949) is a writer and newspaper columnist, both in Catalan and Spanish. He studied Philosophy and Literature at the University of Barcelona. He has published novels, essays, poems, up to thirty books. He has won awards such as the Ramon Llull, the Josep Pla, the Critics' Prize and the Sant Joan. He directs the quarterly ideas and culture magazine F. His work has been selected to be part of the anthologies "The origins of desire", "Después de la modernidad", "Pólwysep w wierszach", "Paraula encesa" and "Las dos hermanas". He is the author of several essays, on international politics, moderatism, Josep Pla, in defense of the imperfect world, the return to the Catholic faith, the future of the monarchy or the moral effects of the 2008 crisis. He writes for 'El País' and from Monday to Friday the column 'Banda Plura' at economiadigital.es. He won the Antonio Fontán political journalism award in 2012. He founded and directs 'Futuro Estratégico', a consultancy for political and opinion analysis. He has participated in most political current affairs programs on television and radio. He currently lives in Barcelona. He is married to photographer Montserrat Garriga. He has been a member of the Council of Culture and Arts of Catalonia and the board of trustees of the Instituto Cervantes. Source: http://www.valentipuig.com/ca/perfil/
