Maria Barbal
Encyclopedia
Maria Barbal is a Catalan
writer.
from the 1960s onward, the literary world of her early work as an author concentrates on the Pallars county of her childhood and adolescence, a rural surrounding observed by a critical eye. Her first novel, Pedra de tartera [‘Stone from a boulder’], fully set in that space, was praised by the public and critics alike. Her first novel has been translated into English as Stone in a Landslide.
Later works take up more urban environments. She also is the author of short stories, juvenile novels, and a theatre play.
Barbal’s work has been translated into Asturian, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. Her literary achievements got her the Creu de Sant Jordi, i.e. Cross of Saint George, the highest medal awarded by the Catalan government.
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...
writer.
Career
Even though she has lived in BarcelonaBarcelona
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...
from the 1960s onward, the literary world of her early work as an author concentrates on the Pallars county of her childhood and adolescence, a rural surrounding observed by a critical eye. Her first novel, Pedra de tartera [‘Stone from a boulder’], fully set in that space, was praised by the public and critics alike. Her first novel has been translated into English as Stone in a Landslide.
Later works take up more urban environments. She also is the author of short stories, juvenile novels, and a theatre play.
Barbal’s work has been translated into Asturian, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. Her literary achievements got her the Creu de Sant Jordi, i.e. Cross of Saint George, the highest medal awarded by the Catalan government.
Novels
- 1985 Pedra de tartera
- 1990 Mel i metzines
- 1992 Càmfora
- 1996 Escrivia cartes al cel
- 1999 Carrer Bolívia
- 2002 Cicle de Pallars
- 2003 Bella edat
- 2005 País íntim
Child and juvenile narrative
- 1991 Pampallugues
- 1992 Des de la gàbia
- 1995 Espaguetti Miu
External links
- Website dedicated to Maria Barbal, as part of lletrA, l'espai de literatura catalana de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (website on Catalan literature by the Open University of Catalunya), in Catalan.
- Author’s website at the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (Catalan Writers’ Association), in Catalan.
- The author at the Qui és qui de les lletres catalanes (Who is who in Catalan literature), in Catalan.