Joan-Lluís Lluís
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Joan-Lluís Lluís is an award-winning French Catalan
writer. His works include five novels and a collection of essays entitled Conversa amb el meu gos sobre França i els francesos (Conversation with my Dog about France and the French, 2002). This last work, which Lluís himself describes as a pamphlet
, focuses on the precarious linguistic situation of the French Catalans.
He is co-author, with musician Pascal Comelade
, of a manifesto
published in 1998 by linguistic and cultural activists from French Catalonia.
His 2004 novel El dia de l'ós (The Day of the Bear) won the prestigious Joan Crexells Prize.
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
writer. His works include five novels and a collection of essays entitled Conversa amb el meu gos sobre França i els francesos (Conversation with my Dog about France and the French, 2002). This last work, which Lluís himself describes as a pamphlet
Pamphlet
A pamphlet is an unbound booklet . It may consist of a single sheet of paper that is printed on both sides and folded in half, in thirds, or in fourths , or it may consist of a few pages that are folded in half and saddle stapled at the crease to make a simple book...
, focuses on the precarious linguistic situation of the French Catalans.
He is co-author, with musician Pascal Comelade
Pascal Comelade
Pascal Paul Vincent Comelade , is a French Catalan musician.Comelade born was in Montpellier, France. After living for several years in Barcelona, he made his first album, Fluences, influenced by electronic music and by the group Heldon.Subsequently, his music has become more acoustic and is...
, of a manifesto
Manifesto
A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related.-Etymology:...
published in 1998 by linguistic and cultural activists from French Catalonia.
His 2004 novel El dia de l'ós (The Day of the Bear) won the prestigious Joan Crexells Prize.
Works
- Perpinyhard (with the Emili Xatard Collective, Trabucaire, 1995, ISBN 978-2-905828-64-4)
- Els ulls de sorra (Eyes of Sand) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1993, ISBN 84-7410-692-3)
- Vagons robats (Stolen Carriages) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1995, ISBN 84-7410-860-8)
- Cirera (Cherry) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1996, ISBN 8474109337)
- El crim de l'escriptor cansat (The Crime of the Weary Writer) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1999, ISBN 9788482642543)
- Conversa amb el meu gos sobre França i els francesos (Conversation with my Dog about France and the French) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 2002, ISBN 84-8264-412-2). Premi Joan Coromines de la CAL. A collection of essays.
- El dia de l'ós (The Day of the Bear) (ed. de la Magrana, Barcelona, 2004, ISBN 84-7871-199-6). Joan Crexells Prize.
- Pascal Comelade i Arsène Lupin, les proves irrefutables d'una enginyosa mistificació (Mare Nostrum, Perpignan, 2005, ISBN 290847641X).
- Diccionari dels llocs imaginaris dels Països Catalans (Dictionary of Imaginary Places in the Catalan Countries) (RBA, 2006, ISBN 9788478714308)
- Aiguafang (ed. de la Magrana, Barcelona, 2008, ISBN 978-84-9867-255-8). Serra d'Or Prize.
- Xocolata desfeta, exercicis d'espill (ed. de la Magrana, Barcelona, 2010, ISBN 978-84-8264-031-0)