Albert Manent
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Albert Manent

Spanish writer and activist (1930–2014)1

Albert Manent i Segimon (23 September 1930 – 14 April 2014) was a Catalan writer and cultural activist. He was mostly involved in the field of Catalan.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Albert Manent (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 23, 1930, died Apr 14, 2014.1

About

Manent was the son of the writer Marià Manent. He graduated the subject of law and in Catalan philology. He was born in Premia de Dalt, Spain.

In 1995 he won the Ramon Llull Novel Award for his biography Marià Manent, biografía íntima i literària.

Manent died in Barcelona from an illness, aged 83.

From Wikipedia’s article on Albert Manent, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: philologist, literary scholar, writer, poet, historian.4

  • Date not recordedChief executive, Revista de Catalunya3

Personal life

  • BornSep 23, 1930, Premià de Dalt5
  • DiedApr 14, 2014, Barcelona6
  • CitizenshipSpain7

Awards

  • 1987Premi Josep Pla de narrativa8
  • 1959Mestre en Gai Saber8