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Antònia Abelló Antònia Abelló Filella (pseudonyms, Colombina, Pepeta Roig, and Sònia; Reus, 12 September 1913 - Reus, 12 March 1984) was a Spanish political activist, Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), republican journalist and feminist also known as a p ...

* Elisabet Abeyà * Joan Alcover * Gabriel Alomar *

Núria Añó Núria Añó (, ; born 1973) is a Catalan writer and a translator. Añó has exhibited her work in universities and institutions giving papers on literary creation or authors like Elfriede Jelinek, Patricia Highsmith, Salka Viertel, Franz Werf ...

* Sebastià Juan Arbó

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* Borja Bagunyà * Eva Baltasar * Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas * Prudenci Bertrana * Joan Binimelis * Ester Bonet * Edmond Brazes *

Joan Brossa Joan Brossa (; 19 January 1919 – 30 December 1998) was a Catalan poet, playwright, graphic designer and visual artist. He wrote only in the Catalan language. He was one of the founders of both the group and the publication known as Dau-al-Se ...

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Jaume Cabré Jaume Cabré i Fabré (; born 1947) is a Catalan philologist, novelist and screenwriter. He was one of the founders of the Catalan literary collective, '' Ofèlia Dracs''. He was born in Terrassa. He graduated in Catalan Philology from the Univ ...

Maria Teresa Cabré Maria Teresa Cabré i Castellví (known as M. Teresa Cabré; born 1947) is a Catalan linguist. She is professor ''emeritus'' of Linguistics and Terminology at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). Since 2021, she has been president of the Institute for C ...

* Pere Calders *

Mercè Canela Mercè Canela (born 1956, Sant Guim de Freixenet, la Segarra) is a Catalan people, Catalan writer and translator. She studied archaeology in Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where she worked as a librarian later before she went to Brussels to ...

Josep Carner Josep Carner i Puigoriol (; Barcelona 9 February 1884 – Brussels 4 June 1970), was a Spanish poet, journalist, playwright and translator. He was also known as ''the Prince of Catalan Poets''. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literat ...

* Maite Carranza *

Jordi Casanovas Jordi Casanovas Güell (; born 1978 in Vilafranca del Penedès) is a Catalan playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (ar ...

Víctor Català Caterina Albert i Paradís (L'Escala, Spain, 11 September 1869 — 27 January 1966), better known by her pen name Víctor Català, was a Catalan writer in Catalan language, Catalan and Spanish language, Spanish who participated in the Modern ...

Miquel Costa i Llobera Miquel Costa i Llobera (10 March 1854 – 16 October 1922) was a Spanish poet from Majorca. He mainly wrote in Catalan language. He is regarded as a prominent figure of Catalan poetry. Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo described him as an excellent ...

* Jaume Cuadrat * Toni Cucarella

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* Bernat Desclot * Teresa Duran

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Francesc Eiximenis Francesc Eiximenis (; – 1409) was a Franciscan Catalan people, Catalan writer who lived in the 14th-century Crown of Aragon. He was possibly one of the more successful medieval Catalan writers since his works were widely read, copied, publishe ...

Salvador Espriu Salvador Espriu i Castelló (; 10 July 1913 – 22 February 1985) was a Catalan poet from Spain. Biography Espriu was born in Santa Coloma de Farners, Catalonia, Spain. He was the son of an attorney. He spent his childhood between his home t ...

Vicent Andrés Estellés Vicent Andrés Estellés (; 4 September 1924 in Burjassot, Valencia – 27 March 1993 in Valencia) was a Valencian journalist and poet. He is considered one of the main renovators of modern Valencian poetry, with a similar role to that of Ausiàs ...

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* Ester Fenoll Garcia * Gabriel Ferrater *

Josep Vicenç Foix Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas (; 28 January 1893 in Barcelona – 29 January 1987) was a Catalan poet, writer, and essayist. He usually signed his work by using the abbreviation J.V. Foix. Biography Born in Sarrià, Barcelona, Foix was the son of a ...

Francesc Fontanella Francesc Fontanella (; 1622 – 1680/1685) was a Catalan poet, dramatist, and priest. Fontanella was born in Barcelona. He studied law and was granted a degree in Civil and Canon law in 1641. Until 1652 he lived a courtesan life in Barcelo ...

Joan Fuster Joan Fuster i Ortells (; 23 November 1922 – 21 June 1992) was an influential Catalan writer. He is considered a major writer in the Valencian language, and his work contributed to reinvigorate left-wing, pro-Catalan nationalism in Valencia d ...

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Martí Joan de Galba Martí Joan de Galba (; died 1490) was a Valencian author. He is often considered to be the co-author of the famous Catalan language epic ''Tirant lo Blanch'', which he worked on after the death of his friend, Joanot Martorell. But the nature of his ...

* Jordi Galceran *

Tomàs Garcés Tomàs Garcés i Miravet (; 9 October 1901 – 16 November 1993, Barcelona) was a Catalan poet and lawyer. Garcés was born in Barcelona. He studied law, philosophy, and literature at the University of Barcelona. At the time of the Spanish Civi ...

Gaziel Agustí Calvet Pascual (; Sant Feliu de Guíxols; October 7, 1887 – Barcelona; April 12, 1964), known as Gaziel (), was a Spanish journalist, writer and publisher. Life and works Before the Spanish Civil War He studied humanities in Barcelon ...

Juan Goytisolo Juan Goytisolo Gay (6 January 1931 – 4 June 2017) was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet ...

Adrià Gual Adrià Gual i Queralt (; Barcelona, 1872–1943) was a Catalan playwright and theatre businessman, founder of the Escola Catalana d'Art Dramàtic and a pioneer of cinema in Barcelona. He founded El Teatre Íntim (The Intimate Theatre). He w ...

Àngel Guimerà Àngel Guimerà i Jorge (; 6 May 1845 or 6 May 1847 or 1849 – 18 July 1924), usually known simply as Àngel Guimerà, was a Catalan Spanish playwright and poet. His work is known for bringing together under romantic aspects the main elemen ...

Francesc Vicent Garcia Francesc Vicent Garcia () i Ferrandis was an early modern Catalan poet known by the pseudonym of the ''Vallfogona Rector''. He was born in Zaragoza in 1579Although his father was born in Tortosa, in Catalonia. and died in Vallfogona de Riucorb ...

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Ramon Llull Ramon Llull (; ; – 1316), sometimes anglicized as ''Raymond Lully'', was a philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, Christian apologist and former knight from the Kingdom of Majorca. He invented a philosophical system known as the ''Art ...

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* Jordi de Manuel *

Joan Maragall Joan Maragall i Gorina (; 10 October 1860 – 20 December 1911) was a Catalan poet, journalist and translator, the foremost member of the movement in literature. His manuscripts are preserved in the Joan Maragall Archive of Barcelona. Li ...

Ausiàs March Ausiàs March (; 1400March 3, 1459) was a medieval Valencian poet and knight from Gandia, Valencia. He is considered one of the most important poets of the "Golden Century" (''Segle d'or'') of Catalan literature. Biography Not much is known of Ma ...

* Joan Margarit *

Miquel Martí i Pol Miquel Martí i Pol (; 19 March 1929 – 11 November 2003) was one of the most popular and widely-read Catalan language, Catalan poets of the twentieth century, publishing more than 1,500 poems. Biography At the age of 14, Martí i Pol starte ...

Joanot Martorell Joanot Martorell (; c. 1410 – 1465) was a Valencian knight and writer, best known for authoring the novel '' Tirant lo Blanch'', written in Catalan/Valencian and published at Valencia in 1490. This novel is often regarded as one of the peak ...

Bernat Metge Bernat Metge (; ( 1350 – 1410) was a Catalan writer and humanist, best known as the author of ', which he wrote from prison ( 1398), in which Metge discusses the immortality of the soul. He was a courtier and Secretary for Joan I of Aragon, q ...

* Josep Maria Miró * Gabriel Mòger *

Terenci Moix Terenci Moix (; real name Ramon Moix i Meseguer; 5 January 1942 – 2 April 2003) was a Spanish writer, who wrote in the Spanish and in Catalan languages. He was the brother of poet/novelist Ana Maria Moix. Life and work Moix was born and ...

* Jesús Moncada *

Quim Monzó Joaquim Monzó i Gómez (born 15 March 1952), also known as Quim Monzó (), is a contemporary Spanish writer of novels, short stories and discursive prose, mostly in Catalan. In the early 1970s, Monzó reported from Vietnam, Cambodia, Northern ...

* Josep Ferrater i Mora *

Ramon Muntaner Ramon Muntaner () (1265 – 1336) was a Catalan mercenary and writer who wrote the '' Crònica'', a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the Catalan Company. He was born at Peralada. Biography The Catalan Com ...

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Joan Oliver Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters ** Joan of Arc (c. 1412–1431), patron saint of France *Joan (surname) Art and media * ''Joan'' (Alexander McQueen ...

* Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer *

Narcís Oller Narcís Oller i de Moragas (; 10August 184626July 1930) was a Catalan writer, most noted for the novels ''La papallona'' (The Butterfly) which appeared with a foreword by Émile Zola in the French translation; his most well-known work ''L'Escany ...

* Eugenio d'Ors

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* Miquel de Palol *

Sergi Pàmies Sergi Pàmies (; born 28 January 1960) is a Spanish writer, translator, journalist and television and radio presenter. He is the son of the writer Teresa Pàmies and the former general secretary of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia, Greg ...

* Josep Pedrals i Urdàniz *

Manuel de Pedrolo Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina (; 1918 – 1990) was a Catalan author of novels, short stories, poetry and plays. He's mostly known for his sci-fi novel ''Mecanoscrit del segon origen'' ('' Typescript of the Second Origin''). Mini-biography Manue ...

Albert Sánchez Piñol Albert Sánchez Piñol (; born 11 July 1965) is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish. He has been described as a "significant European writer". Theroux, Marcel (19 December 2005)"Cold Skin" ...

Josep Pla Josep Pla i Casadevall (; 8 March 1897 – 23 April 1981) was a Spanish journalist and a popular author. As a journalist he worked in France, Italy, Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union, from where he wrote political and cultural chronicles i ...

* Baltasar Porcel i Pujol *

Núria Pradas Núria Pradas i Andreu (born 1 September 1954) is a Spanish Catalan philologist and writer. She began her literary career in the field of children's and youth literature. She is the author of an extensive literary production in this field as we ...

* Gilabert de Próixita * Frederic Pujulà i Vallés

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Carles Riba Carles Riba i Bracons (; 23 September 189312 July 1959) was a Catalan poet, writer and translator. He was born in Barcelona and studied Law and Philosophy at the Universitat de Barcelona. In 1916 he married the poet Clementina Arderiu. He work ...

Mercè Rodoreda Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí (; 10 October 1908 – 13 April 1983) was a Spanish novelist, who wrote in Catalan. She is considered the most influential contemporary Catalan language writer, as evidenced by the references of other authors to her w ...

Montserrat Roig Montserrat Roig i Fransitorra (; Barcelona, 13 June 1946 – 10 November 1991) was a Catalan writer of novels, short stories and articles.

Josep Romaguera Josep Romaguera (; 1642–1723) is the author of the only emblem book ever published in the Catalan language, the Atheneo de Grandesa. His work consists of prose, poetry and sermons. His writing is typical of Baroque style. Romaguera was born ...

Manel de la Rosa Manel de la Rosa Mileo (Barcelona, 1961) is a writer and writing teacher at ''Ateneu Barcelonès'', where he currently teaches narrative techniques and novel. He was chosen as New Talent FNAC of Catalan literature in 2012. Published work * 200 ...

Bartomeu Rosselló-Pòrcel Bartomeu Rosselló-Pòrcel (; 3 August 1913 in Palma, Majorca – 5 January 1938 in El Brull, Barcelona) was a Spanish Balearic poet, who wrote in Catalan. He was born to a modest family and completed his secondary school education as a studen ...

Santiago Rusiñol Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (, ; Barcelona 25 February 1861 – Aranjuez 13 June 1931) was a Spanish painter, poet, journalist, collector and playwright. He was one of the leaders of the Catalan '' modernisme'' movement. He created more than ...

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Josep Maria de Sagarra Josep Maria de Sagarra i de Castellarnau (Barcelona, 5 March 1894 – 27 September 1961) was a Catalan-language writer from Barcelona, Catalonia. Biography Born in Barcelona in 1894, in the breast of a family of the Catalan nobility being son ...

* Joan Sales * Maria Antònia Salvà i Ripoll *

Joan Salvat-Papasseit Joan Salvat-Papasseit (; Barcelona, 16 May 1894 – 7 August 1924) was a Catalan poet, though he also wrote articles, manifestos and other prose of a political and social nature. He wrote primarily in Catalan, although he had an early period of ...

* Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas i Martínez del Romero * Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich * Vicent Sanz i Arnau *

Isabel-Clara Simó Isabel-Clara Simó i Monllor (4 April 1943 – 13 January 2020) was a Spanish journalist and writer. She is considered one of the most important writers in the Catalan language. Simó was awarded several prizes, including the Premi Sant Jordi in ...

Sílvia Soler Sílvia Soler i Guasch (born 1961) is a Spanish writer and journalist who writes in Catalan. In 2013, her novel ''L’estiu que comença'' was awarded the Ramon Llull Novel Award. Early life and education Sílvia Soler i Guasch was born on 5 ...

* Jaume Subirana

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Francesca Torrent Francesca Torrent Boschdemont (Agullana, Alt Empordà, April 18, 1881 – Barcelona, April 15, 1958) was a Spanish writer in the Catalan language. She sometimes used the pseudonym Miosotis. Early life and education Francesca Torrent Boschdemont ...

* Màrius Torres *

Anselm Turmeda Anselm Turmeda (), later known as Abd Allah at-Tarjuman (; 1355–1423), was a Christian priest from Mallorca who converted to Islam and settled in Tunis. He is one of the earliest writers to have written in both Arabic and a Latin language ( Cata ...

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Jacint Verdaguer Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (; 17 May 1845 – 10 June 1902) was a Catalan writer, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultural revival movement of the late Rom ...

Arnau de Vilanova Arnaldus de Villa Nova (also called Arnau de Vilanova, Arnaldus Villanovanus, Arnaud de Ville-Neuve or Arnaldo de Villanueva, c. 1240–1311) was a physician and a religious reformer. He is credited with translating a number of medical texts ...

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Lydia Zimmermann Lydia Martina Zimmermann Kuoni (born 30 December 1966) is a Spaniards, Spanish Catalans, Catalan actress and film director.Aroca, María Victoria. Lydia Zimmermann, sencillez escogida�Archive. ''S Moda El País'' (in Spanish). 7 January 2012. R ...

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