Vicenç Pagès i Jordà
Vicenç Pagès i Jordà (born December 14, 1963 in Figueres , Catalonia ) is a writer and professor who writes in Catalan . Pagès is a part-time professor at Ramon Llull University where he teaches Catalan and Aesthetics . He lives in Torroella de Montgrí .
He made his debut in 1989 with the short story La febre groga ("Yellow Fever"). This was followed in 1990 by the anthology of short stories Cercles d'infinites Combinacions ("circles of infinite combinations"), which was awarded the City of Palma Prize. His first essay, a critical study of literary prizes with a collection of a thousand citations, Grandeses i misèries dels premis literaris (“The Size and Misery of Literary Prizes ”) appeared in 1991. His first major literary work is El Món d'Horaci (“The world of Horace ”), a cross between fiction and creative essay. From 2010 to 2011 he was a columnist for the Avui newspaper .
Works
- translated into German
- "Senyora Flock" (.pdf) , excerpt from the anthology Welcome to Catalonia, a literary journey of discovery
- "The Myth of the Empordà" (.pdf)
- Novels and short stories
- El món d'Horaci (1995) ("The World of Horace")
- Carta a la reina d'Anglaterra (1997) ("Letter to the Queen of England")
- Els jugadors de whist (2009) ("The Whist Players")
- Dies de frontera (2013) ("Grenztage")
- essay
- Grandeses i misèries dels premis literaris (1991)
- Un tramvia anomenat text
- El plaer en l'aprenentatge de l'escriptura (1998)
- De Robinson Crusoe a Peter Pan, un cànon de literatura juvenil (2006)
Prices
- Premi Ciutat de Palma with Cercles d'infinits combinacions (1990)
- Premi Mercè Rodoreda de narrativa (2004) lit El poeta i altres contes (The poet and other stories)
- Premi Crexells (2010) with Els jugadors de whist
- Premi Sant Jordi de novella (2013) with Dies de frontera
- Premi Nacional de Cultura 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ "Vicenç Pagès i Jordà" , Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana . Version of April 16, 2014
- ↑ Montserrat Serra, “Vicenç Pagès Jordà: el viatge transversal” , Vilaweb , February 15, 2011
- ↑ Jaume Subirana (editor), Munich, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag , 2007, 320 pages, ISBN 978-3-423-13605-1
- ^ "Pagès Jordà, Vicenç" , bio and bibliographic index card in: Qui és qui. Index d'autors on the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
- ↑ “Vicenç Pagès i Jordà” ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Premis Nacionals de Cultura 2014 , jury report of the cultural council Consell Nacional de la Cultura i de les Arts , 2014
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| SURNAME | Pagès i Jordà, Vicenç |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Àngel Mauri, Carla Romans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catalan writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Figueres |