Antoni Puigverd

Antoni Puigverd ; actually Antoni Puigvert i Romaguera ; (Born July 4, 1954 in La Bisbal d'Empordà , Catalonia ) is a Catalan author and poet who mainly (but not only) writes in the Catalan language. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French and English.

Life

Puigverd has a PhD in Hispanic Philology and has worked as a literature teacher. He is a regular contributor to the commentary columns of publications such as El Punt , Diari de Barcelona , Revista de Girona , El País , Jano , El 9 , Avui , etc. or to radio stations such as Catalunya Ràdio or the television stations Barcelona TV and TV3 .

Literary prizes

1986: Premi Gaziel for articles on international issues.
1989: Premio Literario de Girona - Miquel de Palol de poesía for Vista cansada .
1991: Premi Carles Riba for Curset de natació
1992: Premio de la crítica-poesía catalana for Curset de natació
1995: Englantina de Oro at Juegos Florales de Barcelona for La migranya del faune .
1997: Flor Natural at the Juegos Florales de Barcelona for Hivernacle .

Publications

Short stories

1990: La pràctica dels vius . Quaderns Crema, Barcelona.

Novels

1993: Paper de vidre . Quaderns Crema, Barcelona, ISBN 84-7727-121-6 .
1999: La gàbia d'or . Quaderns Crema, Barcelona.

Poems

1990: Vista Cansada . Columna, Barcelona, ISBN 84-7809-143-2 .
1992: Curset de natació . Ed.Proa, Barcelona, ISBN 84-7739-322-2 .
1995: La migranya del faune . Edicions 62, Barcelona, ISBN 84-297-4043-0 .
1997: Hivernacle . Edicions La Magrana, Barcelona, ISBN 84-8264-007-0 .

various

1988: Ombres i dies . Diputación Provincial de Gerona, Girona .
1996: with Xavier Miserachs (phot.): L ' Empordà , llibre de maravelles , Edicions 62, Barcelona.
2014: La finestra discreta.Quadern de la roda del temps . Librodevanguardia, Barcelona.

personal data
SURNAME	Puigverd, Antoni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Puigvert i Romaguera, Antoni (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Catalan author and poet in Catalan
DATE OF BIRTH	4th July 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	La Bisbal d'Empordà , Catalonia