MÃ rius SERRA
MÃ rius Serra (Barcelona, 1963) is a regular contributor to the media and holds a trilingual website dedicated to puns and wordplay (verbalia.com).
He has published thousands of crossword puzzles and articles, numerous books of narrative and several works of wordplay, including Verbà lia (Empúries, 2000 – Octavi Pellissa Prize, Serra d’Or Prize and Lletra d’Or Prize). Among his novels, one should mention Farsa (Columna, 2006 – Ramon Llull Novel Prize), the extremely successful Quiet (Empúries, 2008) and the novel Plans de futur (Proa, 2013), awarded the prestigious Sant Jordi Novel Prize, Res no és perfecte a Hawaii (Proa, 2016) and the non-fiction title D'on trec el temps (Empúries, 2017). After the publication of the best-seller thriller La novel·la de Sant Jordi, written with Oriol Comas i Coma, (Amsterdam, 2018), he followed up with more investigations, Jugar-s’hi la vida (Amsterdam, 2019) and Fora de joc a Montserrat (Empúries, 2021), the last installment in the Oriol Comas i Comas trilogy.
Hist latest novel is La dona més pintada (Proa, 2023).
We Want Mushrooms | La Galera, 2023
The Most Painted Woman | Proa, 2023
Going to the Sea | La Galera, 2023
Land on Earth | La Galera, 2023
Why Am I a Puzzle-Solver? | Clar Books, 2022
Can Robots Blow Their Own Trumpet? | Estrella Polar, 2022
As Useless as a Chocolate Teapot | Estrella Polar, 2022
Kiwipedia | Estrella Polar, 2021
Offside in Montserrat | Empúries, 2021
Estrella Polar, 2021
Estrella Polar, 2020 | The Adventures of Eve. Everything's OK
Estrella Polar, 2020 | The Adventures of Eve. Older than Dirt
Tirant Lo Blanc | Proa, 2020
Gambling With Your Life | Amsterdam/Ara Llibres, 2019
Saint George's Legend | Estrella Polar, 2016
The Ark of Babel | Edicions 62/Estrella Polar, 2012
Still | Empúries, 2018
Saint George's Novel | Amsterdam, 2018
Where I Find the Time | Empúries, 2017
Verbi and Mod’s Enigmas | PRH/Rosa Dels Vents, 2016
Everything Is Far From Perfect In Hawaii | Grup 62, 2016
Plans For The Future | Proa, 2013
The Bogeyman | Bromera, 2011
Verbalia | Empúries, 2010
Dictiomarius | Edicions 62/LaButxaca, 2010
Sending And Receiving | Columna, 2007
Farce | Planeta, 2006
How to Write a Novel | Empúries, 2004
Three Is A Croud | Columna, 2003
The True Story of Harald Bluetooth | L’Illa Diagonal
Verbà lia | Empúries, 2000
Ablatanalba | Edicions 62, 1999
Normal Life | Proa, 1998
My Uncle | Proa, 1996
Manual of Enigmistics | Columna, 1991