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Maria Àngels Anglada Prize
The Maria Àngels Anglada Prize (in Catalan: ''Premi de Narrativa Maria Àngels Anglada''; ) is a Catalan literary award, given annually by the ''Institut Ramon Muntaner'' ("Ramon Muntaner Secondary School"), in Figueres (Spain), with the aim of contributing to the promotion of Catalan literature, reaffirming the civic and cultural projection of the school and extolling the memory of the writer Maria Àngels Anglada (Vic, 1930 - Figueres, 1999), ex-professor of the centre. The award has the support of the Geli-Anglada family and the sponsorship of the ''Ajuntament de Figueres'' ("Figueres City Council") and the ''Diputació de Girona'' ("Girona Provincial Council"), as well as the collaboration of the ''Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Empordà'' ("Alt Empordà County Council"). Winners * 2004: Emili Teixidor: ''Pa negre'' * 2005: Carme Riera: ''La meitat de l'ànima'' * 2006: Joan-Daniel Bezsonoff: ''Les amnèsies de Déu'' * 2007: Imma Monsó: ''Un home de paraula'' * 2008: Quim Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Àngels Anglada
Maria Àngels Anglada was a Catalan people, Catalan poet and novelist. She was born in Vic, Spain, in 1920. She received a degree in Classical Philology at the University of Barcelona. Her first novel, ''Les closes'', won the Josep Pla Award. Her 1985 novel ''Sandàlies d'escuma'' (Sandals of Foam) won the Lletra d'Or Prize. She died in 1999. Bibliography *''Díptic'' (1972), poetry (with Núria Albó) *''Les closes'' (1979), novel *''Kyapartssia'' (1980) *''No em dic Laura'' (1981), short stories *''Viola d'amore'' (1983), novel *''Columnes d'hores'' (1990), poetry *''The Violin of Auschwitz'' (1994), novel *''Sandàlies d'escuma'' (1985), novel *''Quadern d'Aram'' (1997), novel References External links Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana(accessed 09-2010) - English-language page about Anglada at The Catalan Language Writers' Association Maria Àngels Anglada at LletrA, Catalan Literature Online (Open University of Catalonia) (English) Catalan-language writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaume Cabré
Jaume Cabré i Fabré (; born 1947) is a Catalan philologist, novelist and screenwriter. He was one of the founders of the Catalan literary collective, '' Ofèlia Dracs''. He was born in Terrassa. He graduated in Catalan Philology from the University of Barcelona, is a high-school teacher on leave of absence, professor at the University of Lleida, and a member of the Philological Section of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans. During many years he has combined literary writing with teaching. He has also worked in television and cinematographic scriptwriting. He collaborated with Joaquim Maria Puyal as creator and scriptwriter of the first Catalan television series: '' La Granja'' (1989–1992), followed by other shows like '' Estació d'Enllaç'' (1994–1998), ''Crims'' (2000) and the made-for-television movies '' La dama blanca'' (1987), '' Nines russes'' (2003) and '' Sara'' (2003). He also wrote, together with Jaume Fuster, Vicenç Villatoro and Antoni Verdaguer, the script ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Literary Awards
Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #13178, named "Catalan" * Catalán (crater), a lunar crater named for Miguel Ángel Catalán * Çatalan, İvrindi, a village in Balıkesir province, Turkey * Çatalan, Karaisalı, a village in Adana Province, Turkey * Catalan Bay, Gibraltar * Catalan Sea, more commonly known as the Balearic Sea * Catalan Mediterranean System, the Catalan Mountains Facilities and structures * Çatalan Bridge, Adana, Turkey * Çatalan Dam, Adana, Turkey * Catalan Batteries, Gibraltar People * Catalan, Lord of Monaco (1415–1457), Lord of Monaco from 1454 until 1457 * Alfredo Catalán (born 1968), Venezuelan politician * Alex Catalán (born 1968), Spanish filmmaker * Arnaut Catalan (1219–1253), troubador * Diego Catalán (1928–2008), Spanish philo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Dalmau
''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingdom of Scotland of the late Middle Ages following the absorption of Strathclyde and English-speaking Lothian in the 12th century. It is cognate with the Irish term ' (gen. ', dat. ') and the Manx term ', the two other Goidelic Insular Celtic languages, as well as contemporary words used in Cornish (') and Welsh ('), both of which are Brythonic Insular Celtic languages. The third surviving Brythonic language, Breton, instead uses ', meaning 'country of the Scots'. In the past, these terms were names for Great Britain as a whole, related to the Brythonic name Albion. Etymology The term first appears in classical texts as ' or ' (in Ptolemy's writings in Greek), and later as ' in Latin documents. Historically, the term refers to Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miquel Martín Serra
Miquel may refer to: * the Catalan form of the given name Michael * Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811–1871), a Dutch botanist * Gérard Miquel (born 1946), a member of the Senate of France * Ignasi Miquel (born 1992), a Spanish football player *Joaquín Miquel (1903–1929), Spanish Olympic runner * Johann von Miquel (1828–1901), a German statesman * Miquel's theorem, a result in geometry, named after Auguste Miquel * Miquel Brown Miquel Brown (born Michael Brown February 8, 1945) is a Canadian actress, disco/soul singer, former dancer and music video director, in the 1970s and 1980s, most popular for the songs "Close to Perfection" and the Hi-NRG songs " So Many Men – ... (born 1945), a Canadian actress and disco/soul singer See also * Sant Miquel (other) {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Solà
Irene Solà Sáez (born 17 August 1990) is a Catalan writer and an artist. She has exhibited her work at the CCCB in Barcelona and the Whitechapel Gallery in London. Her first book of poems, ''Bèstia'' won the 2012 Amadeu Oller Prize and her novel ''Els dics'', the 2017 Documenta Prize. She has a degree in fine arts from the University of Barcelona and a master's in literature, film and visual culture from the University of Sussex. Her first book of poems, ''Bèstia'' (Galerada, 2012), was awarded the Amadeu Oller Poetry Prize and has been translated into English (as ''Beast'', Shearsman Books, 2017). Her first novel, ''Els dics'' (The Dams, L'Altra Editorial, 2018), won the Documenta prize and was awarded a grant for literary creation by the Catalan Department of Culture. In 2018, she was a resident writer at the Alan Cheuse International Writers Center of George Mason University (Virginia, United States) and in late 2019 she was selected to participate in the Art Omi: Writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan-Lluís Lluís
Joan-Lluís Lluís (Perpignan, 1963) is a Catalan writer. His works include five novels and a collection of essays entitled ''Conversa amb el meu gos sobre França i els francesos'' (Conversation with my Dog about France and the French, 2002). This last work, which Lluís himself describes as a pamphlet, focuses on the precarious linguistic situation of the Catalans under French administration. He is co-author, with musician Pascal Comelade, of a manifesto published in 1998 by linguistic and cultural activists from Northern Catalonia. His 2004 novel ''El dia de l'ós'' (The Day of the Bear) won the prestigious Joan Creixells Prize, and his novel ''Jo soc aquell que va matar Franco'' (I'm the one who killed Franco) received the Sant Jordi Award and the Maria Àngels Anglada Prize The Maria Àngels Anglada Prize (in Catalan: ''Premi de Narrativa Maria Àngels Anglada''; ) is a Catalan literary award, given annually by the ''Institut Ramon Muntaner'' ("Ramon Muntaner Secondary School" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Vallès
Tina Vallès (born in Barcelona in 1976) is a Catalan writer, proofreader and translator. She graduated in Catalan Philology at the University of Barcelona in 1999. She has worked as a proofreader for several publishing houses in the Catalonia. He has translated several works from Spanish to Catalan, and has written several books of fiction, including ''El parèntesi més llarg (The Longest Parenthesis)'', with which she won the Mercè Rodoreda Award. She has been the co-editor of the literary magazine ''Paper de Vidre'' since 2006 and a founding member of the Professional Association of Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia. In 2017 she won the Anagrama Prize for novels with ''La memòria de l'arbre (The Memory of the Tree)'', a book that has been translated into 14 languages: Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Galician, Turkish, Arabic, German, Polish, Lithuanian, Brazilian, Slovenian, Russian and Czech. Works * ''L'aeroplà del Raval''. Barcelona: LaBreu (2006) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pep Puig
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Pep is energy or high spirits; it may refer to: * Pep band, an ensemble of instrumentalists * Pep, the dog in ''Putt-Putt'' (series) * Neilson Dairy confectionery brand * Pep, New Mexico * Pep, Texas * Pep Cereal, by Kellogg * Pep Comics, by MLJ Comics * Pep (store), South Africa * Pep talk, motivational lecture * Pep Clotet (born 1977), Spanish football manager * Pep Guardiola (born 1971), Spanish football manager * Pep Lijnders (born 1983), Dutch football manager * Willie Pep (1922–2006), American boxer * ''Pep'' (film), an upcoming sports drama film See also * PEP (other) Pep is energy or high spirits; it may refer to: * Pep band, an ensemble of instrumentalists * Pep, the dog in ''Putt-Putt'' (series) * Neilson Dairy confectionery brand * Pep, New Mexico * Pep, Texas * Pep Cereal, by Kellogg * Pep Comics, by MLJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Colom
Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or reap", or from θέρος (''theros'') "summer". It is first recorded in the form ''Therasia'', the name of Therasia of Nola, an aristocrat of the 4th century. Its popularity outside of Iberia increased because of saint Teresa of Ávila, and more recently Thérèse of Lisieux and Mother Teresa. In the United States it was ranked as the 852nd most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 226th in 1992 (it ranked 65th in 1950, and 102nd in 1900). Spelled "Teresa," it was the 580th most popular name for girls born in 2008, down from 206th in 1992 (it ranked 81st in 1950, and 220th in 1900). People In aristocracy: *Teresa of Portugal (other) ** Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080–1130), mother of Afonso Henriques, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicenç Pagès
Vicenç Pagès i Jordà (14 December 1963 – 27 August 2022) was a Catalan writer and literary critic. GEC: Vicenç Pagès i Jordà He was also a language and aesthetics professor at the Ramon Llull University.Montserrat Serr «Vicenç Pagès Jordà: the transversal journey» ''VilaWeb'', 15 de febrer de 2011 He published a dozen books, including novels, story collections, and essays. Among his many awards are the 1999 Documenta, the 2003 Sant Joan, the 2009 Crexells, the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafel Nadal
Rafel Nadal (born 1954, Girona) is a Spanish journalist and writer. He has published ''Els Mandarins'' (Columna, 2011); ''Quan érem feliços'' (Destino, 2012); ''Quan en dèiem xampany'' (Columna, 2013); ''La Maledicció dels Palmisano'' (Columna, 2015), a bestseller published in 22 languages; and ''La senyora Stendhal'' (Columna, 2017). In 2012, he was awarded with Josep Pla Award for ''Quan érem feliços.'' In 2014 he won the Maria Àngels Anglada Prize for ''Quan en dèiem xampany''. In 2019, he published ''El fill de l’italià'' and won the most important prize in Catalan literature, the Ramon Llull Literary Award. As a journalist, he was director of El Periódico de Catalunya ''El Periódico de Catalunya'' (, ), also simply known as ''El Periódico'', is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The paper publishes separate daily editions in Spanish and in Catalan. The two editions combined sell ... between 2006 and 2010. Works * ''Els man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
