Luis Racionero Facts for Kids

Luis Racionero (2015).

Luis Racionero i Grau (born January 15, 1940 – died March 8, 2020) was a Spanish writer known for his essays. He wrote about many interesting topics like philosophy, art, and history.

He was born in a town called la Seu d'Urgell in Lleida, Spain. He studied engineering and economics at the University of Barcelona. Later, he traveled to the United States to study urban planning at the University of California, Berkeley.

Luis Racionero held important positions during his career. He was the director of Spain's national library, which is a very important place for books and knowledge. He also directed the Spanish College (Colegio de España) in Paris, France. He wrote for well-known newspapers like El País and La Vanguardia. He wrote his books and articles in both Catalan and Spanish.

In 1999, he won a special award called the Fernando Lara Novel Award. He won it for a book he hadn't even published yet, called La sonrisa de la Gioconda (which means Mona Lisa's smile).

Books and Ideas

Luis Racionero wrote many books throughout his life. His works explored a wide range of subjects, from ancient history to modern ideas. He often wrote about the differences and similarities between Eastern and Western cultures. He also explored how people live and find happiness.

Here are some of his books:

Filosofías del underground (Philosophies of the underground), 1977
Sistemas de ciudades y ordenación del territorio (Systems of cities and planning), 1978
Leonardo da Vinci, 1978
Cercamón, 1981
Del paro al ocio (From unemployment to leisure), 1983
Textos de estética taoísta (Texts of Taoist aesthetics), 1983
El Mediterráneo y los bárbaros del Norte (The Mediterranean and the barbarians of the North), 1985 and 1996
La forja de l'exili (The forging of the Exiles), 1985
Los ángeles cuánticos (Quantum Angels), 1986
Arte y ciencia (Art and Science), 1988
El Arte de Vivir (The Art of Living), 1989
Florencia de los Médicis (Florence of the Medicis), 1990
Atenas de Pericles (Athens of Pericles), 1993
Oriente y Occidente: Filosofía oriental y dilemas occidentales (East and West: Eastern Philosophy and Western dilemmas), 1993
El arte de escribir (The art of writing), 1995
La cárcel del amor (Prison of Love), 1996
El genio del lugar (The genius of the place), 1997
Guía Práctica para Insatisfechos: Valores, Política y Futuro (Practical Guide to Values, Politics and the Future), 1997
El progreso decadente (Decadent Progress), 2000 (This book won the Premio Espasa de Ensayo prize)
El pecado original (Original Sin), 2001
La Costa Brava recuperada (Costa Brava recovered), 2000
El alquimista trovador: una fascinante novela histórica sobre Rai Mundo Lulio (Trovador the alchemist: a fascinating historical novel about World Lulio Rai), 2003
La sonrisa de la Gioconda (Mona Lisa's smile), 2004
Conversaciones con Pla y Dalí (Conversations with Pla and Dalí), 2004
El libro de los pequeños placeres (The Book of Small Pleasures), 2005
Los complejos de la derecha (The complex on the right), 2006
Leonardo Da Vinci: genio del Renacimiento (Leonardo Da Vinci: genius of the Renaissance), 2006
Sobrevivir a un gran amor seis veces -Memorias- (Surviving a great love six times -Memoirs-), 2009

Luis Racionero facts for kids

Books and Ideas

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