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Narcís Comadira. |
Narcís Comadira (Girona, 1942)
is a writer and a painter. He studied Philology
at the University of Barcelona and he got
a degree in Art History. He was a lector
at the University of London , and, for
two school years, a professor at the School
of Architecture of Barcelona . He writes
cultural journalism, collaborating on the
Catalan notebook for the newspaper El
País and with the magazine Descobrir
Catalunya , where he illustrates his
own texts. He also collaborates on a weekly
basis with a radio program.
His first books of poems are gathered together in La llibertat
i el terror. Poesia 1970-1980 (Edicions 62, 1981). He later published Enigma (1985), En
quarantena (1990), which won the City of Barcelona award, the Lletra d'Or
and the Critics' awards, followed by Usdefruit (1995), Lírica
lleugera (2000) and L 'art de la fugida (2002). Formes
de l'ombra. Poesia 1966-2002 (2002) is a collection of all of his works
of poetry published so far. He has also written and put on works for the theatre: La vida
perdurable (1992), L 'hora dels adéus (1995) and El
dia dels morts. Un oratori per a Josep Pla (1997).
He has also published prose: Girona. Matèria i memòria (1989),
is a sentimental portrait of the city of his birth. Fòrmules magistrals (1997)
is a group of texts about the cultural values of gastronomy. Sense escut (1998)
is a collection of articles and talks about cultural and linguistic subjects,
and L 'ànima dels poetes (2002) brings together texts
about poetry and about some poets.
As a translator of poetry, he is the author of an extensive two-volume anthology
: Poesia italiana . De Francesco d'Assisi a Giacomo
Leopardi (1985) and Poesia italiana contemporània (1990).
He also translated Digue'm la veritat sobre l'amor ,
by W. H. Auden (1997), and has just published his complete version of the Canti
de Giacomo Leopardi (2004).
Bibliography selected
POETRY
La llibertat i el terror. Poesia 1970-1980.
Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1981
Enigma. Barcelona: Edicions 62
/ Península, 1985
En quarantena. Barcelona: Empúries,
1990
Usdefruit. Barcelona: Empúries,
1995
Lírica lleugera. Barcelona:
Empúries, 2000
L’art de la fuga Barcelona:
Edicions 62 / Empúries, 2002
Formes de l’ombra. Poesia 1966-2002.
Barcelona: Edicions 62 / Empúries,
2002
POETRY TRANSLATIONS
Poesia italiana. De Francesco d’Assisi
a Giacomo Leopardi. Barcelona: Edicions
62, 1985
Poesia italiana contemporània. Barcelona:
Edicions 62, 1990
W. H. Auden, Digue’m la veritat
sobre l’amor. Barcelona: Edicions
62 / Empúries, 1997
G. Leopardi, Canti. Barcelona:
Edicions 62 / Empúries, 2004
THEATRE
La vida perdurable. Barcelona:
Lumen, 1992
L’hora dels adéus.
Barcelona: Lumen, 1996
El dia dels morts. Un oratori per a
Josep Pla. Barcelona: Edicions 62,
1997
NON-FICTION
Girona. Matèria i memòria.
Barcelona: Empúries, 1989
Fòrmules magistrals. Barcelona:
Empúries, 1997
Sense escut. Barcelona: Empúries,
1998
L’ànima dels poetes.
Barcelona: AraLlibres, 2002
WORKS TRANSLATED TO SPANISH
Enigma. Barcelona: Edicions 62
/ Península, 1985
Gerona. Materia y memoria. Barcelona:
Destino, 1990
En cuarentena. Madrid: Visor,
1993
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