Narcís Oller i de Moragas (; 10August 184626July 1930) was a Catalan writer, most noted for the novels ''La papallona'' (The Butterfly) which appeared with a foreword by

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in the French translation; his most well-known work ''L'Escanyapobres'' (''The Usurer''); and ''La febre d'or'' (''Gold Fever'') which is set in

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during the period of promoterism. His novel ''La bogeria'' has been translated into English by Douglas Suttle under the title ''The Madness'', published by Fum d'Estampa Press, 15 September 2020. He also translated the works of

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and Dumas.

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Narcís Oller
at the Association of Catalan Language Writers. * * 1846 births 1930 deaths People from Valls Renaixença writers Novelists from Catalonia Catalan-language writers Spanish novelists {{Catalonia-writer-stub