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Joan Margarit
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| Born | Joan Margarit i Consarnau 11 May 1938 Sanaüja (Lleida), Spain |
| Died | 16 February 2021 (aged 82) Sant Just Desvern |
| Language | Spanish, Catalan |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Joan Margarit i Consarnau (born May 11, 1938 – died February 16, 2021) was a famous writer, architect, and teacher from Catalonia, Spain. He wrote most of his poems in the Catalan language. In 2019, he won a very important award called the Miguel de Cervantes Prize.
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Life and Career
Joan Margarit was born in Sanaüja, a town in Spain. His father was an architect and his mother was a teacher. Joan grew up during a difficult time, around the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War.
His family moved around Catalonia a lot. In 1954, they moved to the Canary Islands. But in 1956, Joan went back to Barcelona to study architecture.
After finishing his studies, he met Mariona Ribalta. They got married in 1963. They had three daughters, Mònica, Anna, and Joana, and one son, Carles.
From 1975, Joan lived in Sant Just Desvern. He worked there as an architect with his friend Carles Buxadé starting in 1980. He was also a professor at the Technical School of Architecture in Barcelona for many years. He taught about structural calculations.
Joan Margarit started writing and publishing poetry in Spanish in 1963. After a break, he began writing in Catalan from 1980 onwards. He became very well-known for his Catalan poetry.
His poems have been translated into many languages. These include English, Russian, and Hebrew. Musicians have also recorded his poems with music.
In 2008, Joan Margarit received the National Poetry Prize for his book Casa de Misericordia.
He passed away on February 16, 2021, in Sant Just Desvern. He was 82 years old and had been battling cancer.
Awards and Recognition
Joan Margarit received many important awards for his poetry. These awards show how much his work was valued.
Some of his awards include:
- Vicent Andrés Estellés Award (1981)
- Miquel de Palol Award (1982)
- Critics Prize erra d’Or (1982, 1987, & 2007)
- Flower Nature Floral Games of Barcelona (1983 & 1985)
- National Critics Award (Spain, 1984 and 2008)
- Carles Riba Award (1985)
- Cavall Verd Award (2005)
- National Literature Award of the Generalitat of Catalonia (2008)
- Rosalía de Castro Award (2008)
- National Prize for Poetry (2008)
- Premio Víctor Sandoval Poetas del Mundo Latino (2013)
- Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation (2016)
- Jaume Fuster Award (2016)
- Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award (Chile, 2017)
- Miguel de Cervantes Prize (2019) – This is one of the most important awards for Spanish-language literature.
His Works
Joan Margarit wrote many books of poetry and essays.
Essays in Spanish
- Nuevas cartas a un joven poeta (New Letters to a Young Poet), 2009. This book was also translated into English.
Poetry in Catalan
He wrote many poetry collections in Catalan, including:
- L'ombra de l'altre mar (1981)
- Vell malentès (1981)
- El passat i la joia (1982)
- Cants d'Hekatònim de Tifundis (1982)
- Raquel: la fosca melangia de Robinson Crusoe (1983)
- L'ordre del temps (1985)
- Mar d'hivern (1986)
- Cantata de Sant Just (1987)
- La dona del navegant (1987)
- Llum de plua (1987)
- Poema per a un fris (1987)
- Edat roja (1990)
- Els motius del llop (1993)
- Aiguaforts (1995)
- Remolcadors entre la boira (1995); translated to English as Tugs in the Fog
- Estació de França (1999)
- Poesia amorosa completa (1980–2000) (2001)
- Joana (2002)
- Els primers freds. Poesia 1975-1995 (2004)
- Càlcul d’estructures (2005)
- Casa de Misericòrdia (2007)
- Misteriosament feliç (2008)
- Noves cartes a un jove poeta (2009)
- No era lluny ni difícil (2010)
Other Translated Works
His poems have been translated into other languages, such as:
- In Russian:
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- Огни мгновений (Flames of the Moments), 2003
- In English:
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- Tugs in the Fog: Selected Poems, 2006
- Strangely Happy, 2011
- Love Is a Place, 2016
- In Hebrew:
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- מעולם לא ראיתי את עצמי יווני (I Have Never Seen Myself as a Greek), 2004
- מבט במראה הפנימית (A look in the inner mirror), 2008
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See also
In Spanish: Joan Margarit para niños
