Manuel Sanchís Guarner (1911 in

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– 1981) was a Spanish philologist, historian and writer. He was an author of a vast work ranging from studies of

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or mass art, sometimes contraste ...

, basically centered on the

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, but also on the rest of the territories of the ancient

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and the whole

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. His most famous contributions were ''La llengua dels valencians'' (The language of the Valencians), first published in 1933, la ''Gramàtica valenciana'' (Valencian grammar) (1950), ''Els pobles valencians parlen els uns dels altres'' (Valencian towns speak about each other), or ''Aproximació a la història de la llengua catalana'' (An approach to the history of the

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) (1980). He also collaborated in some major works such as ''Diccionari Català-Valencià-Balear'' (Catala-Valencian-Balearic dictionary) or ''Història del País Valencià'' (History of the Valencian Country). In 1974, he was rewarded with the Honor Prize of the Catalan Letters.

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External links

Manuel Sanchis Guarner Archive (Biblioteca Valenciana)

Sanchis Guarner at the AELC
(Association of Writers in Catalan Language) from which he was a member. Page in Catalan, English and Spanish. 1911 births 1981 deaths People from Valencia Writers from the Valencian Community Spanish male writers Catalan-language writers Members of the Institute for Catalan Studies {{Spain-writer-stub