Matthew Tree (London, 1958) learned Catalan, became a teacher of the language in 1979, and moved to Barcelona in 1984. He has published the novels Fora de lloc (Cafè Central, 1996) and Privilegiat (Columna Prize, 2001), the short story collection Ella ve quan vol (October Narrative Prize, 1999), and the travel book CAT. Un anglès viatja per Catalunya per veure si existeix (CAT. An Englishman Travels Through Catalonia to See if It Exists, Columna, 2000).

He is a member of the Hermanos Miranda collective, contributing to all of their short story collections, including Aaaahhh... Dotze contes eròtics (Columna, 1998), El Barça o la vida (Columna, 1999), Tocats d'amor (Columna, 2000), Contes per a nenes dolentes (Columna, 2001), La vida sexual dels Germans Miranda (Columna, 2002), and Adeu, Pujol (Columna, 2003).

He has contributed to various English and Catalan publications and currently writes a monthly column for the newspapers El Punt and Diari de Barcelona (online). He has also participated in numerous radio and television programs. His book Memòries! 1974-1989 (Columna, 2004) remained his most recent work for many years.

In recent years, he has expanded his body of work with essays, novels, and autobiographical texts that have cemented his position as one of the most distinctive British voices in Catalan literature. Among his most notable titles are Negre de merda (2005), La puta feina (2007), Com explicar aquest país als estrangers (2011), No sóc racista, però… (2018), and De fora vingueren (2020). In English, he has published the novels If Only (2021), Just Looking (2022), The Last Person in the World (2023), and We’ll Never Know (2024).

In addition to his literary work, Tree remains active in the media as a regular columnist for El Punt Avui and a contributor to cultural magazines and publications in both Catalan and English. He has also worked as a screenwriter and presenter for the TV3 program Passatgers and actively participates in debates on language, identity, and society within the Catalan context.