Josep Carles Laínez
Encyclopedia
Josep Carles Laínez is a Spanish
writer living between Valencia, Spain and Encamp
(Principality of Andorra
). A graduate of the University of Valencia in Catalan and Spanish Philology and Audio-visual Communication, his main interest is in European minority languages. He has published original books and/or articles in Catalan
, English, Spanish, Occitan, Aragonese
and Asturian
. He is currently the Editor-in-chief of the literary-philosophical quarterly journal Debats. Among his latest work he has published a translation of aphorisms from the Asturian into the Spanish language (Ene marginalia, 2003). In his book of poetry Música junto al río (Music by the River, 2001), he uses a dialectal Valencian-Aragonese from the region of his parents. His book La piedra ente la ñeve (The Stone in the Snow, 2010) is notable as the first Latter-day Saint book published in Asturian and the first to use the Deseret Alphabet
for a language other than English. He is a columnist for the Andorran newspaper El Periòdic d'Andorra
. Laínez has been a visiting professor at the UNAM (Mexico D.F.), University of Puerto Rico
, Hofstra University
of New York and Komazawa University of Tokyo.
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Drama
Drama
Drama
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
writer living between Valencia, Spain and Encamp
Encamp
Encamp is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river, and connected by a cable car to Lake Engolasters. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, el Tremat, la Mosquera, and Les Bons. As of 2004, it...
(Principality of Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
). A graduate of the University of Valencia in Catalan and Spanish Philology and Audio-visual Communication, his main interest is in European minority languages. He has published original books and/or articles 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...
, English, Spanish, Occitan, Aragonese
Aragonese language
Aragonese is a Romance language now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Aragón River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon, Spain...
and Asturian
Asturian language
Asturian is a Romance language of the West Iberian group, Astur-Leonese Subgroup, spoken in the Spanish Region of Asturias by the Asturian people...
. He is currently the Editor-in-chief of the literary-philosophical quarterly journal Debats. Among his latest work he has published a translation of aphorisms from the Asturian into the Spanish language (Ene marginalia, 2003). In his book of poetry Música junto al río (Music by the River, 2001), he uses a dialectal Valencian-Aragonese from the region of his parents. His book La piedra ente la ñeve (The Stone in the Snow, 2010) is notable as the first Latter-day Saint book published in Asturian and the first to use the Deseret Alphabet
Deseret alphabet
The Deseret alphabet is a phonemic English spelling reform developed in the mid-19th century by the board of regents of the University of Deseret under the direction of Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.In public statements, Young claimed the...
for a language other than English. He is a columnist for the Andorran newspaper El Periòdic d'Andorra
El Periòdic d'Andorra
El Periòdic d'Andorra is a newspaper of the Principality of Andorra. It has its headquarters in Escaldes-Engordany.-External links:*...
. Laínez has been a visiting professor at the UNAM (Mexico D.F.), University of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
, Hofstra University
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
of New York and Komazawa University of Tokyo.
Books in Spanish
Poetry- Exotica martyria, Valencia: Ojuebuey, 1991.
- Música junto al río, Valencia: Llambert Palmart, 2001. ISBN 84-931682-2-X.
Fiction
- Alma, Valencia: Ediciones de la Mirada, 1998. ISBN 84-922869-4-6.
- Una noche más, Valencia: Llambert Palmart, 2002. ISBN 84-932752-6-3.
Non-Fiction
- La tumba de Leónidas, Barcelona: Áltera, 2006. ISBN 84-89779-91-0.
- Aquí la noche tiene el nombre de Valeria, Valencia: Institució Alfons el Magnànim, 2007. ISBN 978-84-7822-497-5.
Books in Catalan
Poetry- Dionysiaka, Alzira: Germania, 1995.
- Anxia, Alzira: Bromera, 2001.
Drama
- Berlín, Valencia: Llambert Palmart, 2001. ISBN 84-931682-4-6.
Books in Asturian
Poetry- La piedra ente la ñeve, Uviéu: Trabe, 2010. ISBN 978-84-8053-559-5.
Drama
- Elsa metálico, Uviéu: Academia Llingua Asturiana, 1998. ISBN 84-8168-149-0.
- Thule, Uviéu: Academia Llingua Asturiana, 2010. ISBN 84-8168-493-7.
Books in Aragonese
Poetry- Aire de liloileras : (peruigilium veneris), Uesca: Consello d'a Fabla Aragonesa, 1992. ISBN 84-86036-40-2.
- Bel diya, Uesca: Consello d'a Fabla Aragonesa, 1998. ISBN 84-86036-72-0.
Drama
- A besita de l'ánchel, Uesca: Consello d'a Fabla Aragonesa, 1994. ISBN 84-86036-50-X.