Joan Elies Adell i Pitarch facts for kids

Joan Elies Adell at a book presentation.

Joan Elies Adell i Pitarch (born in 1968) is a writer from Catalonia, Spain. He is known for his poetry and essays, which are non-fiction writings that explore different topics.

About Joan Elies Adell

Joan Elies Adell was born in Vinaròs, a town in the Valencian Community of Spain. He studied "audiovisual communication," which means he learned about things like film and television. He also earned a special degree called a doctorate in "Catalan philology." This is a field that studies the language, literature, and history of the Catalan people.

His Work as a Professor

Mr. Adell is a professor at two universities. He teaches "philology" at the Open University of Catalonia in Barcelona. He also teaches "literary theory" at Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona. Literary theory is about understanding how literature works and what it means.

His Role in Alghero

Currently, Joan Elies Adell is the Director of "Espai Llull." This is an office of the Government of Catalonia located in Alghero, a city on the island of Sardinia. His role there helps connect Catalan culture with other places.

Research and Writing

Joan Elies Adell has written many articles and books. He writes about how literature, culture, and music connect with each other. He is also part of a research group called Hermeneia. This group studies how new technologies, like computers and the internet, are changing the way we read and understand literature.

His Books of Poetry

Joan Elies Adell has written several collections of poems. Here are some of them:

• La matèria del temps (1994)
• Ocèa immobil (1995)
• A curt termini (In the Short Term, 1997)
• Un mateix cel (A similar sky, 2000)
• Encara una olor (2003), which won the Alfons el Magnànim prize.
• La degradacio natural dels objectes (The natural degradation of objects, 2004), which won a prize at the Jocs Florals literary competition in Barcelona.
• Pistes falses (False Clues, 2006), for which he won the Màrius Sampere prize.

His Essays

He has also written important essays, which are non-fiction books where he shares his ideas and research:

• Notes per a una redefinicio dels estudis literaris catalans (Notes for a redefinition of Catalan literary studies, 1996), which won the Alambor prize.
• Mètodes i ideologia en la historiografia de la literatura catalana (Methods and ideology in the historiography of Catalan literature, 1997), which won a prize from the Association for the Promotion of Catalan Culture.
• Musica i simulacre a l’era digital (Music and simulacra in the digital age, 1997).

See also

In Spanish: Joan-Elies Adell para niños