Abbé Nozal

Abbé Nozal (Palencia, Spain, 1950) is a novelist, filmmaker and painter. Through these three forms of expression, he explores a common fascination: the distance between what we see and what we believe to be true.

He is the author of ten novels, from Olvidé decirte que apagaras el horno to La catedral flotante. His fiction blends mystery, humour, satire and the absurd. He is particularly interested in duality, copies that seek to replace their originals, and characters who respond unpredictably to extraordinary situations.

He has written and directed short films including La canción de Marta, El Puente de Pitágoras and El despertar de la Bella Durmiente. Several of his novels have inspired screen adaptation projects. As a painter, his work has been exhibited in Spain and abroad.

For Nozal, writing, filmmaking and painting are different ways of questioning appearances and uncovering what lies beneath them.