Pere Calders
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Pere Calders | |
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Born | Barcelona, Spain | 29 September 1912
Died | 21 July 1994 Barcelona, Spain | (aged 81)
Occupation | Writer, journalist, cartoonist |
Nationality | Spanish |
Genre | Catalan literature, Magic realism |
Notable works | , , , |
Pere Calders i Rossinyol (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpeɾə kəlˈdes]; 29 September 1912 – 21 July 1994) was a Catalan writer and cartoonist.[1]
Biography[]
He became known at the beginning of the 1930s for his drawings, articles and stories which were published in newspapers and magazines. At twenty-four, he published his first books: the collection of stories El primer arlequí (The first harlequin), and the brief novel La glòria del doctor Larén (Doctor Laren's glory). Exiled in Mexico for twenty-three years,[2] along with his brother-in-law (the writer "Tísner"), he composed his most critically well-received works, in particular the short stories Cròniques de la veritat oculta (Chronicles of the hidden truth, 1955) and Gent de l'alta vall (People of the high valley, 1957), and the novel Ronda naval sota la boira (Raval round under the fog, 1966). He returned to Catalonia in 1962. Alongside publishing work and journalistic collaborations, he wrote L'ombra de l'atzavara (The shadow of the agave, 1964), with which he won the Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la. With the arrival of democracy, he became popular as a result of the success of the theatrical assembly Antaviana, created by the company Dagoll Dagom, based on some of Pere's short stories. Since then, most of his books have been republished. He received the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes (1986), and shortly before his death was awarded the National Prize from Journalism (1993).[3]
He was a Member of the Association of Catalan-language Writers.[3]
Principal works[]
Editions in English[]
- Brush; translated by Louise Lewis; pictures by Carme Solé Vendrell. London: Blackie, 1982. ISBN 0216913322
- Brush; translated by Marguerite Feitlowitz; pictures by Carme Solé Vendrell. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Kane/Miller, 1986. ISBN 9780916291167
- The virgin of the railway and other stories; translated by Amanda Bath. Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 1991. ISBN 0856685461
- "Subtle invasion" and "Catalans about the world" in Catalonia, a self-portrait; edited and translated by Josep Miquel Sobrer. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992. ISBN 978-0253288837
- "The desert", a short story in The Dedalus book of Spanish fantasy; edited and translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Annella McDermott. Sawtry: Dedalus; 1999. ISBN 9781873982181 ISBN 1873982186
Collected works[]
- El primer arlequí (The First Harlequin) (1936)
- (Pieces of Conflict) (1938)
- Memòries especials (Special Memories) (1942)
- (Chronicles of the Hidden Truth) (1955)
- (People of the High Valley ) (1957)
- (Tomorrow at Three in the Morning) (1959)
- (Subtle Invasion and Other Stories) (1978)
- (Antaviana) (1979), with Dagoll Dagom
- Tot s'aprofita (1983)
- El sabeu, aquell? (1983)
- De teves a meves: trenta-dos contes que acaben més o menys bé (From Yours to Mine: Thirty-Three Stories That End More or Less Well) (1984)
- Els nens voladors (The Flying Children) (1984)
- Tres per cinc, quinze (Three Times Five, Fifteen) (1984)
- La cabra i altres narracions (The Goat and Other Narratives) (1984)
- El desordre públic (Public Disorder) (1984)
- (A Stranger in the Garden) (1985)
- El barret fort i altres inèdits (The Bowler Hat and Other Unpublished Works) (1987)
- Raspall (Brush) (1987)
- Kalders i , dibuixos de guerra a L'Esquella de la Torratxa (1991)
- (Honor Adrift) (1992)
- Mesures, alarmes i prodigis (1994)
- La lluna a casa i altres contes (The Moon at Home and Other Stories) (1995)
- Cartes d'amor (Love Letters) (1996)
- Tots els contes (All Stories) (2008)
Novels[]
- La glòria del doctor Larén (The Glory of Doctor Larén) (1936)
- (The Shade of the Agave Plant) (1964)
- (Naval Patrol Through the Fog) (1966)
- Aquí descansa Nevares (Here Rests Nevares) (1967)
- (1984)
- La ciutat cansada (The Tired City) (2008) (unfinished)
- Sense anar tant lluny (Without Going Too Far) (2009) (unfinished)
- La marxa cap al mar (The Walk to Sea) (2009) (unfinished)
- L'amor de Joan (Juan's Love) (2009) (unfinished)
References[]
- ^ Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. "Pere Calders - Catalan literature online". LletrA.
- ^ "Pere Calders". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "English | Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana". www.escriptors.cat. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links[]
- Pere Calders at the AELC, The Association of Catalan Language Writers. (in English, Catalan, and Spanish)
- Pere Calders in LletrA, Catalan Literature Online (Open University of Catalonia) (in English, Catalan, and Spanish)
- Pere Calders legacy
- Novelists from Catalonia
- Speculative fiction writers from Catalonia
- Catalan-language writers
- Short story writers from Catalonia
- Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes winners
- 1912 births
- 1994 deaths
- 20th-century Spanish novelists
- 20th-century short story writers