Josep Palau i Fabre facts for kids
Josep Palau i Fabre (born on April 21, 1917, in Barcelona; died in the same city on February 23, 2008) was a famous Catalan poet and writer from Spain. He was an important figure in Catalan literature after World War II. He was also known worldwide as an expert on the art of Pablo Picasso.
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About Josep Palau i Fabre
Josep Palau i Fabre was the son of a painter and decorator. He started writing poetry in the late 1930s. He studied arts at the University of Barcelona. In the 1950s, he worked with different literary magazines like Poesia and Ariel. He also worked as an editor for a publishing company called La Serena.
In 1945, Josep Palau i Fabre received a scholarship from the French government. This allowed him to move to Paris, where he lived until 1951. After that, he gave up his Spanish citizenship to become a political refugee. This meant he was protected in France because of his political beliefs.
Besides poetry, he wrote plays, short stories, and essays. Many of his essays were about the famous artist Pablo Picasso. Josep Palau i Fabre also translated many books into Catalan. He translated works by writers like Antonin Artaud, Arthur Rimbaud, and Honoré de Balzac. His own books have been translated into several other languages too.
Josep Palau i Fabre passed away at the age of 90 in a hospital in Barcelona. He was buried in the cemetery in Caldes d'Estrac.
Josep Palau i Fabre's Works
Josep Palau i Fabre wrote many different types of books. Here are some of his most well-known works:
Poetry Books
- 1942: Balades amargues
- 1943: L'aprenent del poeta
- 1945: Imitació de Rosselló-Pòrcel
- 1946: Càncer
- 1952: Poemes de l'alquimista (This book was re-released many times, including a version in both Catalan and Spanish.)
- 2001: Les veus del ventríloc: poesia de teatre
Novels and Stories
- 1983: Contes despullats
- 1984: La tesi doctoral del diable
- 1988: Amb noms de dona
- 1991: Un Saló que camina
- 1993: L'Alfa Romeo i Julieta i altres contes
- 1993: Contes de capçalera
- 1996: Les metamorfosis d'Ovídia i altres contes
Plays for the Stage
- 1957: Esquelet de Don Joan
- 1972: Homenatge a Picasso
- 1977: Teatre
- 1978: La tràgica història de Miquel Kolhas
- 1986: Avui Romeo i Julieta. El porter i el penalty
- 1991: L'Alfa Romeo i Julieta, i altres contes, precedit per Aparició de Faust
- 2000: La confessió o l'esca del pecat
- 2003: Teatre de Don Joan
Essays and Art Criticism
Josep Palau i Fabre wrote many essays, especially about art and literature. He was particularly famous for his writings about Pablo Picasso.
- 1943: Pensaments
- 1961: La tragèdia o el llenguatge de la llibertat
- 1962: El mirall embruixat
- 1962: Vides de Picasso
- 1962: Vides de Picasso: assaig de biografia
- 1963: Picasso
- 1964: Doble assaig sobre Picasso
- 1966: Picasso a Catalunya
- 1970: Picasso per Picasso
- 1971: L'extraordinària vida de Picasso
- 1971: Picasso i els seus amics catalans
- 1976: Antonin Artaud i la revolta del teatre modern
- 1976: Quaderns de l'alquimista
- 1977: Pare Picasso
- 1979: El « Gernika » de Picasso
- 1981: El secret de les Menines de Picasso
- 1981: Picasso
- 1981: Picasso vivent, 1881-1907
- 1981: Picasso, Barcelona, Catalunya (written with Montserrat Blanch, Alexandre Cirici and Isabel Coll)
- 1981: Picasso a l'abast
- 1983: Nous quaderns de l'alquimista
- 1990: Picasso cubisme, 1907-1917
- 1991: Quaderns inèdits de l'alquimista
- 1996: Lorca-Picasso
- 1996: Quaderns de vella i nova alquímia
- 1997: Quaderns de l'alquimista
- 1997: Estimat Picasso
- 1999: Picasso dels ballets al drama, 1917-1926
- 2004: Problemàtica de la tragèdia a Catalunya: obertura del curs acadèmic, 2003-2004
See also
In Spanish: Josep Palau i Fabre para niños
