Jordi Cussà ( Berga, 18 January 1961 – 11 July 2021) was a Spanish Catalan-language writer.

Biography

In the late 1970s he co-founded the Anònim Theatre foundation in his hometown, Berga, collaborating as a playwright and actor. His first novel ''Cavalls salvatges'' (2000) reflects his youth addiction to drugs. The novel was very well received by both public and critics in Catalan cultural scene, 'because of its innovation in both its linguistic and stylistic solutions and its themes'. Afterwards he published other books like ''La Serp'' (2001), ''El Ciclop'' (2017), ''A Reveure, Espanya'' (2010) or ''El trobador Cuadeferro'' (2016). His last book was published in 2021: ''El primer emperador i la reina Lluna''. Member of the Association of Catalan Language Writers, Cussà also worked as a professional translator to Catalan. He published translations from authors like

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Works

* 2000 ''Cavalls salvatges'', Novel, Columna Editors (2a edició, revisada, publicada a L'Albí, 2016). * 2001 ''La serp'', Novel, Columna Editors * 2003 ''SensAles'', Poesia, Abadia Editors * 2003 ''L'alfil sacrificat'', Novel, Columna Editors * 2004 ''Apocalipsis de butxaca'', Novel, Ed. La Magrana * 2005 ''La Novel de les ànimes'', Novel, Ed. La Magrana * 2007 ''Clara i les ombres'', Novel, Ed. Empúries. * 2009 ''Contes d'onada i de tornada'', Relats, l'Albí Editors * 2009 ''El noi de Sarajevo'', Novel, Proa. * 2010 ''A reveure, Espanya'', Novel, L'Albí. * 2012 ''Contes del Bé i del Ma''l, Relats, L'Albí Editors. * 2015 ''Formentera lady'', Novel, Labreu. . * 2016 ''El trobador cuadeferro'', Novel, L'Albí. * 2017 ''El Ciclop,'' Novel, L'Albí. * 2021 ''El primer emperador i la reina Lluna'', Novel, Comanegra As a playwright, he made about fifteen written productions and six premieres: ''Sòcrates o quasi una tragèdia grega'' (A.T. La Farsa 1980), ''Tres vistes per a un paisatge'', ''Exili a Selene'', ''Barcelona 2012'', ''Íntima tragèdia'', ''Godot vas tard'' (Anònim Theatre 1978, 1991, 1996, 2006 and 2008).

Awards

* 2002 - Premi Fité i Rossell for ''L'alfil sacrificat'' * 2009 - El lector de l'Odissea award for ''El noi de Sarajevo''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cussa, Jordi Writers from Catalonia 1961 births 2021 deaths Catalan-language writers English–Catalan translators Translators from Catalonia 20th-century translators People from Berguedà