Prudenci Bertrana Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1995) Winner
Maria Mercè Marçal
マリア・メルチェ・マルサル
Maria Mercè Marçal
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952-11-13 （Ivars d'Urgell）
- Died
- 1998-07-05 （Barcelona） age 45
- Nationality
- Spanish, Catalan
- Languages
- Catalan
- Residence History
- Barcelona → Ivars d'Urgell → Lleida → Barcelona
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor, Writer, Translator
- Active Years
- 1976-1998
- Affiliations
- Llibres del Mall, Catalan Women Writers
- Influenced By
- Joan Brossa
- Influenced
- Marina Rossell
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institut de Lleida | — | High school | — | — | Spain |
| University of Barcelona | — | Classical Philology | 学士 | — | Spain |
Institut de Lleida
High school
Country:
Spain
Attended on scholarship
University of Barcelona
Classical Philology
Degree:
学士
Country:
Spain
Became Professor of Catalan Language and Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Carles Riba Prize | Cau de llunes | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Prudenci Bertrana Prize | La passió segons Renée Vivien | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Premi Carlemany | La passió segons Renée Vivien | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Premi de la Crítica | La passió segons Renée Vivien | — | — | 受賞 |
Carles Riba Prize
1976
Work:
Cau de llunes
Result:
受賞
Prudenci Bertrana Prize
1995
Work:
La passió segons Renée Vivien
Result:
受賞
Premi Carlemany
1994
Work:
La passió segons Renée Vivien
Result:
受賞
Premi de la Crítica
1994
Work:
La passió segons Renée Vivien
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cau de llunes
1977 PoetryFirst book of poems, winner of Carles Riba Prize.
womanhoodlow classoppressed nation
Translations
- Catalan
Bibliography
- Cau de llunes (1977)
- Bruixa de dol / Witch in Mourning (1979)
- Terra de mai (1982)
- Sal oberta (1982)
- La germana, l'estrangera (1985)
- Desglaç (1988)
- Llengua abolida (1989)
- La passió segons Renée Vivien (1994)
Translations by Author
- Colette, Marguerite Yourcenar, Anna Akhmatova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Baudelaire, Leonor Fini
Translations of Works
- Bruixa de dol → Witch in Mourning (English, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoeticFeminist
- Recurring Motifs
- RebellionWomanhoodCatalan identity
Health
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Cancer晩年Died at age 45
Legacy
Important feminist poet in Catalan literature. Poems set to music by singers, foundation established.
Archives
- Fundació Maria-Mercè Marçal
In Popular Culture
- Poems sung by Marina Rossell et al.
Quotes
-
To fate I am grateful for three gifts: having been born a woman, of low class and oppressed nation. And the turbid azure of being three times a rebel.
Source: Cau de llunes, Divisa (1977)
Trivia
- Lesbian poet
- Catalan independence supporter
- Co-founder of publishing house