Joan Barril i Cuixart (20 January 1952 – 13 December 2014) was a

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journalist and writer. He was born in

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, Spain. He was known for his writing

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in '' El País'', ''

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'' and in ''

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 sel ...

''. In 1998 he won the Ramon Llull Novel Award for ''Parada obligatòria''. Barril died in Barcelona from

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, aged 62. Hasta luego, maestro Joan Barril

References

External links

Web de ''El Cafè de la República''

Web de opinión de ''El Periódico de Catalunya''

Web del programa ''Qwerty''

Entrevista a Joan Barril

Editorial Barril & Barral
1952 births 2014 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in Spain Spanish journalists People from Barcelona Spanish columnists {{Catalonia-writer-stub