Writers and Barcelona
Barcelona has been and keeps being a perfect scene for literary works, a source of inspiration for writers who were born here and a welcoming place for writers from around the world who have described it in their books.
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Mercè ANZIZU
(Barcelona, 1868 – 1916)
Religious, writer and historian, also known as Sor Eulàlia Anzizu. She spent twenty-one years living at the Royal Monastery of Pedralbes, from where she wrote about its history. She was a great friend of Jacint Verdaguer, who encouraged her to continue writing poetry, and also of Antoni Gaudi. Her uncle was Eusebi Güell. She was one of the women of the Renaissance, widely travelled, and her literature is a female testament on a time when women were excluded from the intellectual fabric in the city.
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José Ramón ARANA
(Zaragoza, 1906 – Barcelona, 1973)
A self-taught novelist, he worked at the Can Girona metal factory in Barcelona, a life that is reflected in his novel Can Girona, por el desván de los recuerdos (1973).
Rafael ARGULLOL
(Barcelona, 1949)
A philosopher and writer, he is a professor of Aesthetics and Art Theory at the Faculty of Humanities of Pompeu Fabra University. Winner of the Nadal award in 1993 for his novel La razón del mal, he has had over thirty titles published including works of literature, poetry and essays.
Avel·lí ARTÍS GENER (Tísner)
(Barcelona 1912 – 2000)
A writer and journalist, following the Spanish civil war he was exiled to Mexico until 1965, the year in which he returned to Barcelona. Among others, he is author of the memoirs Veure i viure, published in four volumes between 1989 and 1996.
Andreu AVEL·LÍ ARTÍS (Sempronio)
(Barcelona, 1908 – Sitges, 2006)
A writer, journalist, and chronicler of the city, he is a contributor to Mirador, Revista de Catalunya, Diario de Barcelona and La Vanguardia and director of Tele/eXprés and Tele/estel. He dedicated many of his articles and books to Barcelona, such as Barcelona era una fiesta and Quan Barcelona portava barret.
Félix de AZÚA
(Barcelona, 1944)
A poet, essayist and novelist, he has been a member of the Spanish Royal Academy since 2016. In 1987 he won the Herralde novel writing award for his work Diario de un hombre humillado (1987). He has been living in Madrid since 2011.