Jaume Santandreu Sureda
Jaume Santandreu Sureda (born June 9, 1938 in Manacor ) is a Catalan (Mallorcan) writer, defender of the marginalized and ex-chaplain.
Life
Born on the Catalan Mediterranean island of Mallorca , Santandreu became a priest and worked as a missionary in Peru . To keep in touch with the people, he worked as a street sweeper in Palma after his return to Mallorca . He was politically active for various parties and openly lived his homosexuality . Santandreu then worked as a social worker and founded the Can Gazà house, located between Palma and Establiment , which serves as a home for impoverished men and as a hospice for those suffering from AIDS .
He has published a variety of books and won the City of Palma de Mallorca Literature Prize in 1979. In 2002 he received the Sa Pobla City Literature Prize for his novel Mortuus Dei .
literature
- Axel Thorer: Mallorca - Lexicon of island secrets , Hoffmann and Campe Hamburg, 2006, ISBN 978-3-455-50006-6 , page 334 f.
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| SURNAME | Santandreu Sureda, Jaume |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish priest, author and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manacor |