Carme riera
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Carme Riera Guilera is a novelist and essayist. She has also written short stories, scripts for radio and television, and works of literary criticism. She holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology
and is a professor of Spanish literature at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
She attended the Sacred Heart primary school and the Joan Alcover Institute in Palma, where she met Majorcan writers and fell in love with a teacher, Francisco Llinás.
In 1968 she moved to Barcelona
to study Hispanic Philology in the Department of Philosophy and Letters of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
. She graduated in 1973 and the following year married Francisco Llinás and was hired by Manuel Blecua to give classes in the Department.
That year her son Ferran was born, and she began her literary career. She writes in Catalan
and Spanish
. Her self-translation
s are often published at the same time. She currently lives in Barcelona.
Her best-known work is the historical novel "Dins el darrer blau" (1994), winner of several prizes (see below) and the first novel in Catalan to win the Premio Nacional de Narrativa (National Prize for Narrative), awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. An English translation by Kathleen McNerney, "Blue Horizons of no Return: Sephardic Journeys", is awaiting publication.
• Je pos per testimoni les gavines, 1977
• Quasi bé un conte, la vida de Ramon Llull, 1980
• Els cementiris de Barcelona. Barcelona: Edhasa, 1981 (The Cemeteries of Barcelona)
• Una primavera per a Domenico Guarini. Barcelona: Montesinos Editor, S.A., 1981 (A Springtime for Domenico Guarini)
• Epitelis tendríssims. Barcelona: Edicions 62 S.A., 1981
• “El reportaje”. Short story. In: Doce relatos de mujeres. Navajo, Ymelda (ed.) . Madrid: Alianza, 1982, pp. 181-191. Cuentos.
• Qüestió d'amor propi. Barcelona: Laia, 1987
• La molt exemplar història del Gos Màgic i la seva cua. Barcelona: Empúries S.A., Editorial, 1988
• La escuela de Barcelona. Barcelona: Anagrama, 1988. Essay. Winner of the XVI Premio Anagrama 1988 (The School of Barcelona)
• Joc de miralls, 1989 (Play of Mirrors)
• La poesía de Carlos Barral. Barcelona: Edicions 62 S.A., 1990 (The Poetry of Carlos Barral)
• Hay veneno y Jazmín en tu tinta, aproximación a la, 1991
• Contra l'amor en conpanyia i altres relats. Barcelona: Destino, 1991
• Dins el darrer blau, 1994 (Blue Horizons of no Return)
• “Princesa meva, lletra d'àngel.” Short Story. In: Érase una vez la paz. Barcelona: Planeta, 1996, pp. 187-193. Cuentos.
• Quadern d'una espera, 1998
• “Mon semblable, mon frère”. Short Story. In: Barcelona, un día. Regàs, Rosa (comp.) . Madrid: Alfaguara, 1998, pp. 357-376. Cuentos.
• Cap al cel obert. Barcelona: Destino, 2000. Novel.
• “Metamorfosis”. Short Story. In: Orosia. Jaca: Pirineum Multimedia, 2002, pp. 147-155. Cuentos.
• La meitat de l'ánima, 2003. Novel. Winner of the 2003 Premi Sant Jordi (Half of the Soul)
for her novel Una primavera per a Domenico Guarini (A Springtime for Domenico Guarini)
• 1989 Ramon Llull Prize for her Joc de miralls (A Play of Mirrors)
• 1994 Josep Pla Prize for Dins el darrer blau (In the Last Shade of Blue), a historical novel which also received the Joan Crexells Prize, the Lletra d'Or (Golden Letter) Prize, the Ministry of Culture National Prize for Narrative and the Elio Vittorini Prize from the Syracuse Department of Tourism.
• 2000, the Generalitat (Autonomous Government) of Catalonia awarded her the Cross of Saint George. She is a member of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (Association of Catalan Language
Writers).
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
and is a professor of Spanish literature at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
She attended the Sacred Heart primary school and the Joan Alcover Institute in Palma, where she met Majorcan writers and fell in love with a teacher, Francisco Llinás.
In 1968 she moved to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
to study Hispanic Philology in the Department of Philosophy and Letters of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. She graduated in 1973 and the following year married Francisco Llinás and was hired by Manuel Blecua to give classes in the Department.
That year her son Ferran was born, and she began her literary career. She writes in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. Her self-translation
Self-translation
Self-translation is a translation of a source text into a target text by the writer of the source text. Self-translation occurs in various writing situations...
s are often published at the same time. She currently lives in Barcelona.
Her best-known work is the historical novel "Dins el darrer blau" (1994), winner of several prizes (see below) and the first novel in Catalan to win the Premio Nacional de Narrativa (National Prize for Narrative), awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. An English translation by Kathleen McNerney, "Blue Horizons of no Return: Sephardic Journeys", is awaiting publication.
Works
• Te deix, amor, la mar com a penyora, 1975 (I Leave You, My Love, The Sea as My Pledge)• Je pos per testimoni les gavines, 1977
• Quasi bé un conte, la vida de Ramon Llull, 1980
• Els cementiris de Barcelona. Barcelona: Edhasa, 1981 (The Cemeteries of Barcelona)
• Una primavera per a Domenico Guarini. Barcelona: Montesinos Editor, S.A., 1981 (A Springtime for Domenico Guarini)
• Epitelis tendríssims. Barcelona: Edicions 62 S.A., 1981
• “El reportaje”. Short story. In: Doce relatos de mujeres. Navajo, Ymelda (ed.) . Madrid: Alianza, 1982, pp. 181-191. Cuentos.
• Qüestió d'amor propi. Barcelona: Laia, 1987
• La molt exemplar història del Gos Màgic i la seva cua. Barcelona: Empúries S.A., Editorial, 1988
• La escuela de Barcelona. Barcelona: Anagrama, 1988. Essay. Winner of the XVI Premio Anagrama 1988 (The School of Barcelona)
• Joc de miralls, 1989 (Play of Mirrors)
• La poesía de Carlos Barral. Barcelona: Edicions 62 S.A., 1990 (The Poetry of Carlos Barral)
• Hay veneno y Jazmín en tu tinta, aproximación a la, 1991
• Contra l'amor en conpanyia i altres relats. Barcelona: Destino, 1991
• Dins el darrer blau, 1994 (Blue Horizons of no Return)
• “Princesa meva, lletra d'àngel.” Short Story. In: Érase una vez la paz. Barcelona: Planeta, 1996, pp. 187-193. Cuentos.
• Quadern d'una espera, 1998
• “Mon semblable, mon frère”. Short Story. In: Barcelona, un día. Regàs, Rosa (comp.) . Madrid: Alfaguara, 1998, pp. 357-376. Cuentos.
• Cap al cel obert. Barcelona: Destino, 2000. Novel.
• “Metamorfosis”. Short Story. In: Orosia. Jaca: Pirineum Multimedia, 2002, pp. 147-155. Cuentos.
• La meitat de l'ánima, 2003. Novel. Winner of the 2003 Premi Sant Jordi (Half of the Soul)
Prizes
• 1980 Prudenci Bertrana PrizePrudenci Bertrana Prize
The Prudenci Bertrana prize is a literary award for novels written in Catalan. It has been awarded annually since 1968 in honour of the Catalan author Prudenci Bertrana...
for her novel Una primavera per a Domenico Guarini (A Springtime for Domenico Guarini)
• 1989 Ramon Llull Prize for her Joc de miralls (A Play of Mirrors)
• 1994 Josep Pla Prize for Dins el darrer blau (In the Last Shade of Blue), a historical novel which also received the Joan Crexells Prize, the Lletra d'Or (Golden Letter) Prize, the Ministry of Culture National Prize for Narrative and the Elio Vittorini Prize from the Syracuse Department of Tourism.
• 2000, the Generalitat (Autonomous Government) of Catalonia awarded her the Cross of Saint George. She is a member of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (Association of Catalan Language
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
Writers).