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David Walliams (London, 1971) is both an actor and author of children's novels. The first of his children’s books to be published in Catalan was, The Amazing Adventure of...

Ratburger, in 2013, and this marked the start of a long series. He has published six novels [in Catalan] which have won him the support of the public and critics alike, and he is currently the best-selling children’s author in the United Kingdom. Walliams has sold over 56 million copies of his books, which have been translated into more than 55 languages, and he has been hailed as “the Roald Dahl of the 21st century”. El noi del milió [Billionaire Boy], El papa pispa [Bad Dad], Los peores niños del mundo [The World's Worst Children], Un elefant una mica empipador [The Slightly Annoying Elephant] and L’àvia gàngster [Gangsta Granny] (winner of the Atrapallibres award 2014-2015) are some of his best-known tales.

The British author has also enjoyed huge success as a comedian on series such as Little Britain and Rock Profile and has been a judge on the TV talent show Britain’s Got Talent.

David Walliams adds his name to a long list of speakers who, since 2003, have taken part in this honorary act in the city of Barcelona, organised by Biblioteques de Barcelona: Quino, José Saramago, Martí de Riquer, Emili Teixidor, Antonio Tabucchi, Alessandro Baricco, Bernardo Atxaga, José Luis Sampedro, Josep Maria Castellet, Raimon, Albert Sánchez Piñol, Donna Leon, John Banville, Claudio Magris, Yasmina Reza, Almudena Grandes, Mia Couto, Empar Moliner, Irene Vallejo, Imma Monsó and last year’s speaker, Gemma Ruiz Palà.