Joan Carreras i Goicoechea facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Joan Carreras i Goicoechea
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Joan Carreras in 2013
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| Born | 1962 |
| Occupation | Writer and journalist |
| Language | Catalan |
| Nationality | Catalonia |
| Notable works | Cafè Barcelona |
Joan Carreras i Goicoechea (born in 1962 in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer and journalist. He writes his books in the Catalan language.
About Joan Carreras
Joan Carreras is the son of Joan Carreras i Martí. He teaches digital journalism at Blanquerna, which is part of Ramon Llull University.
He worked for ten years at a big broadcasting company called Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. There, he was in charge of a TV channel called Canal 33. He also helped create a TV show especially for kids called Info-K.
Joan Carreras has also explored new ways of telling stories online. He did this at the website 324.cat. He has also written for several newspapers, such as Avui, Diari de Barcelona, and El Temps.
His novel Cafè Barcelona is his fifth book. In this story, the characters often have secrets. They don't always say what they truly mean. The story takes place between Amsterdam and Barcelona. The characters are often dealing with guilt. Joan Carreras gives them a chance to make things right. This novel won the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona in 2014.
In 2014, he also received the Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la for his novel L'àguila negra.
His Books
Story Collections
- 1990 – Les oques van descalces (Quaderns Crema)
- 1993 – La bassa del gripau (Quaderns Crema)
Novels
- 1998 – La gran nevada (Empúries)
- 2003 – Qui va matar el Floquet de Neu (Empúries)
- 2009 – L'home d'origami (Amsterdam)
- 2012 – Carretera secundària (Proa)
- 2013 – Cafè Barcelona (Proa)
- 2015 – L'àguila negra
- 2017 – La dona del cadillac (Proa)
Awards and Honours
- 2012 – Premis Literaris de Cadaqués – Carles Rahola de periodisme. Postals de la nostàlgia des de Cadaqués
- 2014 – Premi Ciutat de Barcelona of Catalan literature for his book Cafè Barcelona
- 2014 – Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la for his book L'àguila negra
See also
In Spanish: Joan Carreras i Goicoechea para niños
