Màrius 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 Verbàlia (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).
Màrius SERRA
Màrius 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 Verbàlia (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).
Volem bolets
We Want Mushrooms | La Galera, 2023
La dona més pintada
The Most Painted Woman | Proa, 2023
Showcat. Anar al mar
Going to the Sea | La Galera, 2023
Showcat. Aterra a terra
Land on Earth | La Galera, 2023
Per què soc… Enigmista?
Why Am I a Puzzle-Solver? | Clar Books, 2022
Les Aventures de la Napeu. Tenen àvia els robots?
Can Robots Blow Their Own Trumpet? | Estrella Polar, 2022
Les aventures de la Napeu. Un zero a l’esquerra
As Useless as a Chocolate Teapot | Estrella Polar, 2022
Les aventures de la Napeu. Kiwipèdia
Kiwipedia | Estrella Polar, 2021
Fora de joc a Montserrat
Offside in Montserrat | Empúries, 2021
Les aventures de la Napeu. El Perepunyetes i la Tiquismiquis
Estrella Polar, 2021
Les aventures de la Napeu. Tot OK
Estrella Polar, 2020 | The Adventures of Eve. Everything's OK
Les aventures de la Napeu. Més vella que l´anar a peu.
Estrella Polar, 2020 | The Adventures of Eve. Older than Dirt
Tirant lo Blanc
Tirant Lo Blanc | Proa, 2020
Jugar-s’hi la vida
Gambling With Your Life | Amsterdam/Ara Llibres, 2019
La llegenda de Sant Jordi
Saint George's Legend | Estrella Polar, 2016
L’Arca de Babel
The Ark of Babel | Edicions 62/Estrella Polar, 2012
Quiet
Still | Empúries, 2018
La novel·la de Sant Jordi
Saint George's Novel | Amsterdam, 2018
D’on trec el temps
Where I Find the Time | Empúries, 2017
Els enigmes de la Verbi i el Mod
Verbi and Mod’s Enigmas | PRH/Rosa Dels Vents, 2016
Res no és perfecte a Hawaii
Everything Is Far From Perfect In Hawaii | Grup 62, 2016
Plans de futur
Plans For The Future | Proa, 2013
L’home del sac
The Bogeyman | Bromera, 2011
Verbàlia 2.0
Verbalia | Empúries, 2010
Dicciomàrius
Dictiomarius | Edicions 62/LaButxaca, 2010
Enviar i rebre
Sending And Receiving | Columna, 2007
Farsa
Farce | Planeta, 2006
De com s’escriu una novel·la
How to Write a Novel | Empúries, 2004
Tres és massa
Three Is A Croud | Columna, 2003
La veritable història de Harald Bluetooth
The True Story of Harald Bluetooth | L’Illa Diagonal
Verbàlia. Jocs de paraules i esforços de l’ingeni literari
Verbàlia | Empúries, 2000
Ablanatanalba
Ablatanalba | Edicions 62, 1999
La vida normal
Normal Life | Proa, 1998
Mon oncle
My Uncle | Proa, 1996
Manual d’Enigmística
Manual of Enigmistics | Columna, 1991