Mercè Foradada (Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona; January 16, 1947) is a Spanish writer who was a teacher of the Catalan language.[1] In her creative corpus, the main characters are mostly women.[1]
Mercè Foradada | |
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| Born | Mercè Foradada January 16, 1947 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | Teacher, writer |
| Language | Catalan |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | En el prestatge |
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Her first published work was En el prestatge and was released in 2002, after winning the 2001 Don.na award.[2] This first work, as the author recognized, has some autobiographical characteristics and approaches the figure of a woman who has to face a change in his life after overcoming 50 years.[1] Later, in 2003, she published the narrative work Velles, amb V de vida with Edicions 62 and delves into the memories of the life of ten old woman.[1]
Foradada published Bruixes with Cossetània Edicions in 2011 and was awarded with 23rd Juan Sebastian Arbó award by the city of Sant Carles de la Ràpita.[3] The book is a plea for freedom of spirit. The argument is based on the witch-hunts of the seventeenth century and the lost children of Francoism, and the story is told through two female characters: Segimona, a healer from centuries ago and Pilar, a lawyer in the present times.[4]
Published work edit
- Novel
- 2002: En el prestatge. Barcelona: Ed. 62
- 2011: Bruixes. Valls: Cossetània Ed.
- 2011: Centaures. Valls: Cossetània Ed.
- Narrative
- 2003: Velles amb V de vida. Barcelona: Edicions 62
- Research and dissemination
- 2010: Vilanovines; De l'arxiu a l'evocació. Valls: Cossetània.
References edit
- ^ a b c d Rosa Maria Piñol (13 February 2003). "Ancianas muy vivas" (PDF). La Vanguardia (in Catalan).
- ^ "Mercè Foradada presenta la seva primera novel·la 'En el prestatge', amb la qual va obtenir el Premi Don.na 2001". Vilaweb (in Catalan). February 5, 2002.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ "Mercè Foradada guanya el 23è premi Sebastià Juan Arbó". Elpuntavui.cat (in Catalan). 3 May 2011.
- ^ ""Bruixes", de Mercè Foradada, és un al·legat en favor de la llibertat". 324.cat (in Catalan). 14 February 2011.
External links edit
- "En casa con Virginia Woolf" (La Vanguardia)