Roc Boronat Award: Novel on Death & Time Wins – Archyde

The jury of the 27th Roc Boronat Literary Prize has distinguished as the winner Toni Rodríguez Piris for his work Approximately two and a half kilos. The awards ceremony was held this Wednesday, April 9 at the ONCE Auditorium in Barcelona, in an event chaired by the Minister of Language Policy of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Francesc [...] The entry Toni Rodríguez Piris wins the 27th Roc Boronat Prize with a novel about death and travel has app…

Roc Boronat Award: Novel on Death & Time Wins – Archyde

Archyde “About Two and a Half Kilos”: A Novel Weighing the Heavy Truths of Life and Loss February 3, 2020, seemed like any other day at the airport, but for three couples, a canceled flight would spark conversations about life, death, and everything in between. Imagine being stranded at an airport, delayed by an unexpected incident. […] You can read the full story here: Roc Boronat Award: Novel on Death & Time Wins.

Toni Rodríguez Piris (Sabadell, 1981) has won the Roc Boronat literary prize for the work Aproximadament dos quilos y medio. The volume reflects on life and death, grief and loss, love, the brevity of existence and the need to take advantage of time. The book focuses on three pairs of travelers who meet in a waiting area at Barajas airport, after an incident temporarily cancels all flights. When conversing with each other, they end up talking ab…