Pere Gimferrer (born 22 June 1945) is a

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poet, translator and novelist. He is twice winner of Spain's Premio Nacional de Poesía (National Poetry Prize). He was born in

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in 1945. He writes both in Castilian and

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. In Castilian, he has written the poetry collections ''Arde el mar'' (1966, National Prize for Poetry), ''Amor en vilo'' (2006), ''Interludio azul'' (2006) and ''Tornado'' (2008). In Catalan, he has written the novel ''Fortuny'' (1983, Ramon Llull Novel Award and Critica Prize), and the poetry collection ''El vendaval'' (1988, National Poetry Prize). For lifetime achievement, he won the

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(National Prize for Spanish Literature) in 1998 and the International Octavio Paz Prize for Poetry and Criticism in 2006. Gimferrer was elected to Seat O of the

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on 18 April 1985, he took up his seat on 15 December the same year.

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* * Àlbum Pere Gimferre
A web page that explores the poetics of Pere Gimferrer's many voices and personalities
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