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Manuel de Pedrolo

マヌエル・デ・ペドロロ

Manueru de Pedrolo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1918-04-01 （L'Aranyó, Segarra, Catalonia）
Died
1990-06-26 （Barcelona, Spain） age 72
Nationality
Catalan, Spanish
Languages
Catalan
Residence History
L'Aranyó (birthplace) → Barcelona (after Spanish Civil War) → Sant Gervasi-Galvany, Carrer de Calvet 9

Career

Occupations
novelist, poet, playwright, translator, editor
Active Years
1949-1990
Affiliations
Pedrolo Foundation, Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana
Memberships
Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana, CNT (Confederación Nacional del Trabajo)

Education

Secondary school in Tàrrega
Secondary education
Period: まで1935年、内戦で中断
Year of Graduation: 1935
Country: Spain
Interrupted by Spanish Civil War

Awards

Joanot Martorell Prize
1954
Work: Strictly Personal
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Víctor Català Prize
1956
Work: Human Credits
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Sant Jordi Prize
1962
Work: Balance Until Dawn
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Gold Letter
1966
Work: Ashes for Martina
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Serra d'Or Critics Prize for Novel
1968
Work: All the Beasts of Burden
Organization: Serra d'Or
Result: 受賞
Prudenci Bertrana Prize
1968
Work: State of Exception (published as Act of Violence)
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Serra d'Or Critics Prize for Novel
1972
Work: Analytical Situation
Organization: Serra d'Or
Result: 受賞
Serra d'Or Critics Prize for Short Stories
1975
Work: Stories and Narratives
Organization: Serra d'Or
Result: 受賞
Serra d'Or Critics Prize for Novel
1977
Work: Process of Sufficient Contradiction
Organization: Serra d'Or
Result: 受賞
Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes
1979
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mecanoscrit del segon origen

1974 Science Fiction

In a post-apocalyptic world where mammals are wiped out by aliens, survivors Alba (14) and Dídac (9) struggle to survive and preserve human culture.

Human survivalCultural preservationEthical responsibilityHope
Adaptations
  • [Film] Typescript of the Second Origin / Manuel Huerga (2015)
Translations
  • English: Typescript of the Second Origin

Bibliography

  • The Hand Against the Horizon
  • Dirty Game
  • Ashes for Martina
  • All the Beasts of Burden
  • Typescript of the Second Origin
  • Act of Violence
  • Process of Sufficient Contradiction
  • Crucifemination

Translations by Author

  • Translated works by John Dos Passos, William Faulkner, etc. into Catalan

Translations of Works

  • English translation of Mecanoscrit del segon origen: Typescript of the Second Origin

Style & Themes

Literary Style
RealismDetective fictionExperimental narrativeAbsurdist literature
Recurring Motifs
Human contradictionsEthical dilemmasSocial critiqueCultural preservation

Health

  • Cancer
    晩年、長期間の病気
    Died in Barcelona at age 72 after long illness

Legacy

One of the most prolific and important figures in 20th-century Catalan literature. Best known for Mecanoscrit del segon origen, the best-selling Catalan book. Suffered heavy censorship but advocated for Catalan independence.

Archives

  • Pedrolo Foundation

In Popular Culture

  • 2018 centenary year officially commemorated by Government of Catalonia
  • Streets named after him in Girona and Sant Cugat del Vallès

Trivia

  • Most censored Catalan writer under Francoist regime
  • Refused to publish in Spanish despite profitability
  • From lower nobility family
  • Stopped translations in 1976 due to vision and back problems