Empar Moliner burst onto the Catalan and Spanish literary scene in 1999 with her book, L' ensenyador de pisos que odiava els mims, a collection of satirical stories demonstrating a cold, sarcastic, and sometimes shocking view of everyday obsession. Her first novel, Feli, esthéticienne, is a comic account of passion; it was awarded the prominent Josep Pla Prize in 2000. Her collection of stories, T'estimo si he begut, was awarded the most influential Catalan literary prize, the Lletra d'Or Prize, and was voted the book of the year by La Vanguardia and El Periódico magazines. She currently works as a writer and journalist.