Agustí Bartra
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Agustí Bartra i Lleonart (əɣusˈti ˈβartɾə) (Barcelona
, 1908 - Terrassa
, 1982) was a Catalan
poet, writer, translator and University Professor in Catalan language
.
, although he had been born in the city of Barcelona the 8th November of 1908. When his family came back to Barcelona he entered to work in a textile warehouse. In year 1934 won a competition of social stories, and short time afterwards he started to collaborate in magazines such as Friend and Meridian.
He took part in the Spanish Civil War
with the republican side, and exiled himself at the beginning of 1939: he passed through several refugee camps (Sant Cebrià, Argelers and Agde
) before arriving in Roissy-in Brie (Paris
), where he met the writer Anna Murià (who was also exile) with whom would marry and have two children. In 1940 they embarked towards Dominican Republic
, and left after to Cuba
and to Mexico
. In there, they fixed their residence and set up the magazine Lletres (Letters; 1944-1947). Likewise also made stays in the United States of America, especially between 1949-1950, 1960 and 1963, being nominated in year 1969 as professor of Hispano-American poetry at the University of Maryland
.
In 1970 they returned to Catalonia
; they settled in the city of Terrassa
, where he died on 8 July of 1982.
In year 1973 his work Els himnes (The hymns) was rewarded with the Prize Carles Riba of poetry, and in 1981 with the Cross of Sant Jordi (granted by the Generalitat de Catalunya
). In 1982, Haikús d'Arsinal was rewarded with the Prize of the Criticism of Catalan poetry'.
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...
, 1908 - Terrassa
Terrassa
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....
, 1982) was a Catalan
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
poet, writer, translator and University Professor in 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...
.
Biography
Descendant of a country family, he passed part of his childhood in SabadellSabadell
Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona...
, although he had been born in the city of Barcelona the 8th November of 1908. When his family came back to Barcelona he entered to work in a textile warehouse. In year 1934 won a competition of social stories, and short time afterwards he started to collaborate in magazines such as Friend and Meridian.
He took part in the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
with the republican side, and exiled himself at the beginning of 1939: he passed through several refugee camps (Sant Cebrià, Argelers and Agde
Agde
Agde is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi.-Location:Agde is located on the river Hérault, 4 km from the Mediterranean Sea, and 750 km from Paris...
) before arriving in Roissy-in Brie (Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), where he met the writer Anna Murià (who was also exile) with whom would marry and have two children. In 1940 they embarked towards Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, and left after to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
and to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. In there, they fixed their residence and set up the magazine Lletres (Letters; 1944-1947). Likewise also made stays in the United States of America, especially between 1949-1950, 1960 and 1963, being nominated in year 1969 as professor of Hispano-American poetry at the University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
.
In 1970 they returned to Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
; they settled in the city of Terrassa
Terrassa
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital....
, where he died on 8 July of 1982.
In year 1973 his work Els himnes (The hymns) was rewarded with the Prize Carles Riba of poetry, and in 1981 with the Cross of Sant Jordi (granted by the Generalitat de Catalunya
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
). In 1982, Haikús d'Arsinal was rewarded with the Prize of the Criticism of Catalan poetry'.