Josep Vallverdú
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Josep Vallverdú Aixalà at Biblioteca de Lleida
Josep Vallverdú i Aixalà (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb ˌbaʎβəɾˈðu]; born 1923 in Lleida) is a Catalan poet, novelist, playwright, linguist and essayist. His narrative Rovelló served as basis for a TV-series in TV3 (Catalonia). His works, rich in vocabulary, have been widely used in the Catalan classrooms. Vallverdú won in 1982 the National Spanish Prize in Children's Literature.
Works[]
Selected works for children[]
- Trampa sota les aigües, 1965
- Rovelló, 1969
- En Roc Drapaire, 1971
- L'home de les poyes, 1972
- Un cavall contra Roma, 1975
- Saberut i Cua-Verd, National Spanish Prize in Children's Literature, 1982
- Indíbil i la boira, 1983
- L'home de gregal, 1992
External links[]
- Webpage devoted to Josep Vallverdú (lletrA (UOC), Catalan Literature Online) (in Catalan)
- Official website
- Josep Vallverdú's website at AELC
- Josep Vallverdú's bibliography can be searched at the National Library of Catalonia
Categories:
- 1923 births
- Living people
- People from Lleida
- Catalan-language writers
- Linguists from Catalonia
- Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes winners
- Members of the Institute for Catalan Studies
- Catalan writer stubs
- European linguist stubs
- Spanish academic biography stubs