by Bel Olid · labutxaca · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417031077
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«La mala reputació» is a collection of short stories by Bel Olid, published by labutxaca in paperback (144 pages, in Catalan).
Bel Olid brings together thirteen short stories about disoriented characters living personal relationships marked by lack of communication, violence and sex. In a world of serene but enigmatic appearance, secrets and anxieties surface, and the reading invites us to question social conventions and the weight of reputation.
The work won the Premi Roc Boronat 2012. This edition was published in 2020 and includes the thirteen stories.
For readers of contemporary literary fiction and short fiction in Catalan.
Bel Olid Báez is a Catalan writer, translator, and teacher of language, literature, translation, and creative writing. They have received several literary prizes, among them the 2010 Documenta Award. From 2015 to 2022, they were the president of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana. As of 2024, they are an Assistant Instructional Professor in Catalan and Spanish at the University of Chicago.
