Writer

(Igualada, 1993). Arià Paco holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Arizona. 

He is the author of three novels: Mentir a les mosques [Lying to the Flies] (2020); Covarda, vella, tan salvatge [Cowardly, Old, So Wild] (2022), which was awarded the Roc Boronat Prize, and Teoria del joc [Game Theory] (2025), winner of the Anagrama Books Prize. He has contributed to various digital media outlets and cultural podcasts and teaches Public Speaking and Creative Writing.

Last Update: July 25, 2025

Articles by Arià Paco

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Family feuds

While I hang out the washing, Hannah is sitting on the sofa watching telly. Whenever I’m around, she always puts on TV3 – a sort of magnanimous gesture, smiling...

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