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

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. 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 on 27 March 1941 in

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. 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 and initialism, acronym AELC, is a professional organisation of authors, p ...

, serving as vice president for the Balearic Islands. She received international recognition after being honored with the Creu 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 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

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 {{Spain-writer-stub