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Joan Oliver i Sallarès
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Joan Oliver i Sallarès

Catalan poet, playwright, literary manager, translator, narrator, and journalist

Joan Oliver i Sallarès (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan uliˈβej səʎəˈɾɛs]), also known by his pseudonym Pere Quart, (1899 in Sabadell – 1986 in Barcelona) was a Catalan poet, playwright, literary manager, translator, narrator, and journalist. He is considered one of the most important twentieth-century writers of Catalonia.2

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Born Nov 29, 1899, died Jun 18, 1986.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Barcelona3

Career

Occupation: playwright, poet.8

  • 1973 to 1976President of PEN català6
  • 1973 to 1976Chair, PEN Català7
  • Date not recordedFounded Edicions La Mirada4
  • Date not recordedFounded Institució de les Lletres Catalanes5

Personal life

  • BornNov 29, 1899, Sabadell9
  • DiedJun 18, 1986, Barcelona10
  • CitizenshipSpain11
  • ResidenceSabadell12

Politics

Towards the political commitment

He was born in 1899, the member of an outstanding family of the industrial bourgeoisie of Sabadell. He was the fourth of eleven brothers; he was the only survivor. He took the pseudonym with which he would sign his poetic work: Pere Quart. He studied law. In year 1919, he formed the Group of Sabadell with the novelist Francesc Trabal and the poet Armand Obiols. In this group the influence of vanguardism was combined with local humor.

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Awards

  • 1980City of Barcelona Award13
  • 1979Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays13
  • 1970Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes13
  • 1969Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays13
  • 1962Gold Letter for Vacances pagades13
  • 1959Ausiàs March Poetry Prize for Vacances pagades13
  • 1955Óssa Menor Price for Q8595991313

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