Sebastià Juan Arbó facts for kids

Sebastià Juan Arbó (born 1902 – died 1984) was a famous writer from Spain. He wrote many books and plays. He used both the Catalan and Spanish languages in his works.

Sebastià Juan Arbó was born in Sant Carles de la Ràpita on October 28, 1902. He passed away in Barcelona on January 2, 1984. His writings included novels, plays, and stories about people's lives. He was also a special member of the Association of Writers in the Catalan Language. In 1948, he won a very important award called the Premio Nadal (Nadal Prize) for one of his novels.

Early Life and First Steps

Sebastià Juan Arbó grew up in a farming family. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Amposta. By the time he was twelve, he was already working in an office.

In 1927, he moved to Barcelona. This is where he started his writing journey. He began working as a journalist for well-known newspapers like La Vanguardia and ABC. He also worked for different publishing companies.

Writing Career

Sebastià Juan Arbó published his first novel in 1931. It was called L'inútil combat, which means "The Useless Battle."

In 1932, he released his most famous book, Terres de l'Ebre. This title means "Lands of the Ebro." The novel tells the story of farmers living near the Ebro delta. It shows their hard lives and how they faced challenges on their land. He turned their real-life experiences into a powerful story.

He continued to write more books. In 1933, he published Notes d'un estudiant que va morir boig. This means "Notes of a student who died insane." Then, in 1935, he wrote Camins de nit, or "Roads at Night."

After the Spanish Civil War, he took a break from publishing. He returned in 1947 with a novel called Tino Costa. This book was available in both Catalan and Spanish. Before that, in 1946, he had published a biography about the famous writer Cervantes.

From 1948 onwards, he wrote many books in Spanish. One of these was Sobre las piedras grises (On Gray Stones) in 1948. This book won him the Nadal Prize. Another important work was Martin Masks (1959).

In his later years, he went back to writing in Catalan. Some of these later works include Narracions d'Delta (Stories of the Delta) in 1965. He also wrote L'espera (The Waiting) in 1968 and La Masia (The Farmhouse) in 1975.

Sebastià Juan Arbó passed away on January 2, 1984, from a heart attack.

Main Works

Novels

• L'inútil combat (The futile battle), 1931
• Notes d'un estudiant que va morir boig (Notes of a student who died insane), 1933
• Camins de nit (Roads at night), 1935
• Hores en blanc (Hours in white), 1935
• Terres de l'Ebre (Lands of the Ebro), 1936
• Tino Costa, 1947
• Sobre las piedras grises (On Gray Stones), 1949
• Verdaguer: el poeta, el sacerdot i el món (Verdaguer: poet, priest and the world), 1952
• Martín de Caretas (Martin of Caretas), 1955-1959
• Los hombres de la tierra y el mar (Men of the land and sea), 1961
• Narracions del Delta (Stories of the Delta), 1965
• L'espera (The waiting), 1968
• La Masia (The Farmhouse), 1975
• La tempestad (The Tempest), 1978
• El segundo del Apocalipsis (The second of the Apocalypse), 1981
• Memorias: los hombres de la ciudad (Memories: Men of the city), 1982
• Viatge a l'Ebre (Journey to the Ebro), 1997

Plays

• Despertar (Awakening), 1936
• Nausica, 1937

Biographies

• La vida trágica de Mosèn Jacinto Verdaguer (The tragic life of Mosen Jacinto Verdaguer), 1951
• Pío Baroja y su tiempo (Pio Baroja and his time), 1969
• Cervantes (hombre y época) (Cervantes (Man and era)), 1948

Awards and Recognition

Sebastià Juan Arbó received several awards for his writing:

• Fastenrath Award, Floral Games of Barcelona, 1934: He won this for his novel Terres de l'Ebre.
• Novelists Award, Municipality of Barcelona, 1936: This award was given for his work Camins de nit.
• Nadal Prize, 1948: He won this very important prize for his novel Sobre las piedras grises.

See also

In Spanish: Sebastià Juan Arbó para niños