A poet with a luminous and combative spirit.
After earning a degree in Classical Philology, MariaMercè Marçal alternated between her creative writing, her political activism, and her teaching. Her reflections on lesbianism and women’s position in society soon made her a touchstone for the feminist movement. She died of cancer at forty-five, at the height of her intellectual powers.
Poet, fiction writer, and essayist, Maria-Mercè Marçal had a talent for combining formal perfection with a rebellious spirit, emotional intensity with depth. Her work invokes an extensive genealogy of other female writers, such as Anna Akhmàtova, Marina Tsvetaeva, Colette, and Marguerite Yourcenar, all translated by Marçal herself. Using these authors as inspiration, she created her own universe of symbols that can be seen throughout all of her work.
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