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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Clara JANÉS
(Barcelona, 1940)
Poet, essayist, novelist, and translator, she is the daughter of the editor and poet Josep Janés. She has translated work in Czech by Vladimir Holan, and is autor of an extensive work of poetry, fiction and essay. In 1972, she won the City of Barcelona Award for her biography La vida callada de Federico Mompou (1972).
Julià de JÒDAR
(Badalona, 1942)
Her triology L'atzar de les ombres, is made up of the novels L'àngel de la segona mort (1997 Ciutat de Barcelona and Cavall Verd-Blai Bonet awards ), El trànsit de les fades (2001 Crítics award), and El metall impur (2006. Sant Jordi and Crítics Serra d'Or Awards). These reflect the post-war conflicts in the Gorg district of Badalona. Her work of literature Zapata als encants (1999) is set in the Clot district.
Sebastià JOVANI
(Barcelona, 1977)
A poet, novelist, and essayist, he has a Phd in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona. He is author of the novels Emulsió de Ferro (2009), Emet o la revolta (2011), set in the district of Gràcia in Barcelona, and L'Ètica (2014). He is also the author of the essay Los Libros del Diablo (2006), and has participated in the poetry anthology Nueve Fresquíssimos d'Espanya (2009, and in the collection of stories Matar en Barcelona (2010) and Crims.Cat (2011).
Robert JUAN-CANTAVELLA
(Almassora, 1976)
Poet, novelist, and French translator, he is a lecturer on the Master in Communication and Travel Writing at Pompeu Fabra University’s Continuous Education Institute (IdEC) in Barcelona, where he lives. Graduated in Humanities from the University Jaume I of Castellon, in 2003 he completed his PhD in Theory of Literature at Pompeu Fabra University. He is author of the short story book Proust Fiction (2005), novels Otro (2001), El Dorado (2008), El corazón de Julia (2011, co-written with Óscar Gual and illustrated by Riot Über Alles), and Asesino cósmico (2011), as well as the poetry book Los sonetos (2011).