Antònia Vicens i Picornell (born 1941) is a Majorcan writer in the

Catalan language Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spa ...

. She is a recipient of the

Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la The Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la (; "Saint George's novel prize") is an award for Catalan language literature, given by Òmnium Cultural and Enciclopèdia Catalana. History Francoism This award was created in 1947 by the Catalan publisher A ...

prize and the

Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes The Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes (Catalan Literary Lifetime Achievement Award) is an award instituted by Omnium Cultural since 1969 to recognize a person by their scientific or literary work, written in Catalan language, the importance of ...

Biography

Antònia Vicens i Picornell was born in 1941 in

Santanyí Santanyí is a municipality on the Spanish island of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, situated in the most western part of the Mediterranean Sea. This municipality in the south east of Majorca is home to the towns of Santanyí, Calonge, s’ ...

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

. Her first published book was a collection of short stories, ''Banc de fusta ''. Her novel, ''39º a l'ombra'', was awarded the

prize in 1967. In 1977, she joined the board of the

Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana The Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (, "Association of Writers in the Catalan Language", or "Association of Catalan-Language Writers"), also known by the acronym AELC, is a professional organisation of authors, poets, scriptwriters, tra ...

, serving as vice president for the Balearic Islands. She received international recognition after being honored with the Cruz de Sant Jordi in 1999 and the Ramon Llull medal in 2004, which she gave back in protest at the government's Spanish language policy. Vicens writes for adults and for children. Her books have been translated into German and Spanish.

Selected works

* 1968, ''39º a l'ombra'' * 1971, ''Material de fulletó'' * 1974, ''La festa de tots els morts'' * 1980, ''La Santa'' * 1982, ''Quilòmetres de tul per a un petit cadàver'' * 1984, ''Gelat de maduixa'' * 1987, ''Terra seca'' * 1997, ''L'àngel de la lluna' * 1998, ''Massa tímid per lligar'' * 1998, ''Febre alta'' * 2002, ''Lluny del tren'' * 2007, ''Ungles perfectes''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vicens, Antonia 1941 births Living people People from Santanyí Women writers from Catalonia Spanish novelists Spanish children's writers Spanish women children's writers Novelists from Catalonia Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes winners Catalan-language writers