Mon oncle

by Màrius Serra

El jove Canut té un oncle que és amic d'un peix. L'altre oncle és amic d'una creu. Tots dos oncles i ell mateix es trobaran embolicats en la recerca vertiginosa de la fórmula del licor de Chartreuse, que els cartoixans han guardat des de sempre com el seu secret més gran.Jugant amb elements d'intriga i referents històrics escollits, Màrius Serra aconsegueix transformar el viatge iniciàtic d'un adolescent qualsevol en una veritable aventura de coneixement i reconeixement, un trajecte intens cap a la recerca de la veritat.

496 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published June 1, 2008

About the author

Màrius Serra i Roig, born in Barcelona, Spain, on May 1, 1963, is a prize-winning Catalan writer, journalist, translator and television host.
Serra completed his studies in English philology, and in addition to his writing career, is an English teacher.
In 2006 he won the most prestigious literary award in Catalonia, the Ramon Llull Prize, for his novel Farsa (Farce).
Though he had already published some works, he first became well-known with the publication of the novel "Mon oncle" (My uncle).
He was also the host of a television show about books, Alexandria on Channel 33 in Catalonia.
As well, Serra is a frequent contributor to the Barcelona daily newspaper Avui. Besides, he has a section in the program of Radio Nacional de España, "No es un día cualquiera", about crosswords; and another section called "Enigmarius" in Catalunya Radio.