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Prudenci Bertrana Prize
The Prudenci Bertrana Prize ( ca, Premi Prudenci Bertrana, ) is a literary award for novels written in Catalan. It has been awarded annually since 1968 in honour of the Catalan author Prudenci Bertrana (1867–1941). The winner receives €42,000, and the prize is considered one of the most prestigious awards in Catalan literature. The Fundació Prudenci Bertrana makes the award in September of each year at a ceremony in Girona Girona (officially and in Catalan language, Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter River, Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in .... At the same time it makes awards for the best Catalan language poetry, essay, children's literature and website. El Poder de la Palab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish), the Camões Prize (Portuguese), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ara (newspaper)
''Ara'' (, meaning ''Now'' in English) is a Catalan daily Spanish newspaper that began publication on 28 November 2010, coinciding with the 2010 Catalan regional election. It is the third most read daily newspaper in Catalonia, and the most read daily newspaper written exclusively in the Catalan language. Its regional edition, ''Ara Balears'', is the most popular Catalan language newspaper on the Balearic Islands. ARA's online edition had nearly 3.2M visitors in September 2017, making it the most popular online newspaper in Catalan language. The founding editor was Carles Capdevila and the current editor is Esther Vera. The president is Ferran Rodés and the CEO is Salvador Garcia. The newspaper's advisory council includes journalists Antoni Bassas, Albert Om and Toni Soler, all known for their work with the Catalan public TV broadcaster, TV3. ''Aras content includes Catalan translations of reports and articles from the ''New York Times International Edition''. ''Aras founding sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltasar Porcel
Baltasar Porcel i Pujol (; Andratx, Majorca, 14 March 1937 – Barcelona, 1 July 2009) was a Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic. His enormous legacy credited him as one of the greatest authors in Catalan literature from the 20th century. Biography He was born on 14 March 1937 in Andratx, Majorca. His catalan language works has been translated into Spanish, German, English, French, Italian and Vietnamese among others. He also won several literary prizes. As a journalist he worked in La Vanguardia, Última Hora and Catalunya Rà dio. Since 1960 he lived in both Barcelona and Majorca. He was the president of the Catalan Institute for the Mediterranean since 1989 to 2000. In 2001 he won the Ramon Llull Novel Award for ''L'emperador o l'ull del vent'' . In 2002 he won the National prize of Literature of Catalonia and in 2007 the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes. He also received in Italy the Bocaccio Prize, in France the Prix Méditerranée The Prix Méditerranée ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imma Monsó
Imma Monsó (born in 1959 in Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish fiction writer. Monsó is known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. Monso is graduated from University of Barcelona, Spain and Caen University in France. She is a high-school teacher and writes for the main Spanish and Catalan newspapers like '' El PaÃs'' and ''La Vanguardia''. All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages. She has received numerous awards for her literary works. Published works Novels *''No se sap mai (One never knows)'' (1996) *''Com unes vacances (Like a holiday)'' (1998) *''Tot un carà cter (A total character)'' (2000) *''Un home de paraula (A man with a word)'' (2006) *''La dona veloç'' (2012) *''La mestra i la Bèstia'' (2023) Short story and essay collections *Marxem, papà , aquà no ens hi volen. (Go on, daddy, we’re not welcome here)(200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martà DomÃnguez
Martà is a Catalan name and may refer to: People Surname *Cristóbal Martà (born 1903), Spanish footballer *David Martà (born 1971), Spanish Oscar winner for best makeup * Enriqueta Martà (1868–1913), Spanish "witch" *Farabundo Martà (1893–1932), Salvadoran revolutionary * Fernando Martà (c. 1994–2008), Mexican kidnap and murder victim *Inka Martà (born 1964), Spanish journalist, editor, writer, and photographer *Javier Martà (born 1992), Spanish tennis player *Jesús Martà MartÃn (1899–1975), Spanish architect who migrated to Mexico *José Luis Martà (born 1975), Spanish footballer *Joan Martà i Alanis (1928–2009), co-prince of Andorra *José Martà (1853–1895), Cuban national hero and poet * Josep Maria Martà (born 2005), Spanish racing driver *Juan José Martà (1570–1604), Spanish Golden Age novelist *Marcel Martà (1925–2010), Argentine-born sculptor *Nerea Martà (born 2002), Spanish racing driver *Paula Martà (born 1980), Spanish golfer Given na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LluÃs-Anton Baulenas
LluÃs-Anton Baulenas (; born in Barcelona on 21 September 1958) is a Catalan people, Catalan novelist, translator and playwright. Career Among his works are the novels ''Rampoines 451'' (1990, en, Good-for-Nothing 451), ''Noms à la sorra'' (1995, en, Names in the Sand), which was a finalist for the Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la, Sant Jordi Prize, ''Alfons XIV'' (1997), ''El fil de plata'' (1998, en, The Silver Thread), which was awarded the Serra d'Or Critics' Prize and Carlemany Novel Award, ''La felicitat'' (2001, ), which received the Prudenci Bertrana Prize. His novels ''Amor d'idiota'' (2003), ''Àrea de servei'' (2007) and ''La vostra Anita'' (2015) have been adapted for the screen by the film-maker Ventura Pons. His work has been translated into a dozen languages. He has translated, from French and English to Catalan, classics by authors like Truman Capote or George Orwell, among others. He writes cultural articles and literary criticism for newspapers like ''El PaÃs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicenç Villatoro
Vicenç may refer to: People: *Josep Vicenç Foix (1893–1987), Catalan poet, writer, and essayist *Vicenç Cuyàs (1816–1839), Catalan opera composer known for the first Catalan romantic opera ''La fattucchiera'' *Vicenç Vilarrubla (born 1981), Catalan Spanish cross-country skier from Bellestar (Alt Urgell) Places: *Cala Sant Vicenç, Majorca, small resort town in north-eastern Majorca, Spain *Sant Vicenç de Castellet, municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain * Sant Vicenç de Montalt, municipality in the comarca of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain *Sant Vicenç de Torelló, municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain *Sant Vicenç dels Horts, municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia Other: *Church of Sant Vicenç The Church of Sant Vicenç of Cardona ( ca, Església de Sant Vicenç de Cardona) is a First Romanesque, Lombard Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church in Cardona, Spain, Cardona, Catalonia, Spain. It was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Arbonès
Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: *Sant Jordi – patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia *La Diada de Sant Jordi – Catalan holiday held on April 23rd with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion. People Academics and business * Jordi Canals – economist and former business school dean * Jordi Galà – macroeconomist, professor, and author *Jordi Guimet – information engineer and pioneer in geographic systems *Jordi Montana – industrial design expert and Rector of the University of Vic *Jordi Nadal – economist and historian *Jordi Ustrell Aguilà – computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking Activism * Jordi Casamitjana Art and media *Jordi Bernet – Spanish comics artist who used ''Jordi'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Barbal
Maria Barbal i Farré (Tremp, Pallars Jussà , 17 September 1949) is a Spanish writer. Career Even though she has lived in Barcelona from the 1960s onward, the literary world of her early work as an author concentrates on the Pallars Pallars is a historical and natural region of Catalonia. Located in the Pre-Pyrenees and Pyrenees area, most of its territory is mountainous. The Noguera Pallaresa river is named after this region. Geography The physiography of the Pallars natu ... county of her childhood and adolescence, a rural surrounding observed by a critical eye. Her first novel, ''Pedra de tartera'' €˜Stone from a boulder’ fully set in that space, was praised by the public and critics alike. Her first novel has been translated into English as ''Stone in a Landslide''. Later works take up more urban environments. She also is the author of short stories, juvenile novels, and a theatre play. Barbal's work has been translated into Asturian, French, German, Portuguese, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Bosch
Alfred Bosch i Pascual (born 17 April 1961) is a Catalan academic, journalist, author, politician and a former Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency of Catalonia. He was previously a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and a member of Barcelona City Council. Early life and family Bosch was born on 17 April 1961 in Barcelona, Catalonia. He is the second of five siblings and grew up in the Esquerra de l'Eixample district of Barcelona. He later lived in Sant Antoni before settling in Ciutat Vella in the 1980s. He was educated at a British school near Barcelona where he was taught in English. Bosch joined the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in 1979, graduating in 1984 with a degree in philosophy and letters. Career In 1984, after graduating from university, Bosch joined the Barcelona team bidding to host the 1992 Summer Olympics and from 1987, after the city was chosen, he worked for Comitè Organitzador de les OlimpÃades de Barcel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SÃlvia Soler
SÃlvia Soler i Guasch (born 1961) is a Spanish writer and journalist who writes in Catalan. In 2013, her novel ''L’estiu que comença'' was awarded the Ramon Llull Novel Award. Early life and education SÃlvia Soler i Guasch was born on 5 October, 1961, in Figueres. Her mother is the writer Carme Guasch, her brother the journalist Toni Soler i Guasch. She has a degree in information science. Career As a journalist, Soler has worked for the radio, press, and television. She has written for such newspapers as ''Avui'', ''Punt Diari'' and ''Presència.'' With time, she began to put more focus on book writing. Soler has written over twenty books, chiefly novels. Her fiction debut, ''Semblava de vidre'' (1984), won the Recull award. She is also the recipient of premi Fiter i Rossell for ''Mira’m als ulls'' and the Prudenci Bertrana Prize The Prudenci Bertrana Prize ( ca, Premi Prudenci Bertrana, ) is a literary award for novels written in Catalan. It has been awarded annuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
