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Barcelona 
31/05/2020 paperllull

Josep Carner and the European poetry of his time

For Catalans, it is easy to name Josep Carner the greatest ever writer in their language. But what does he represent within universal literature? Jordi Marrugat explains in this article.
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Barcelona 
11/04/2020 paperllull

Benet i Jornet: memory and struggle

The death of Josep Maria Benet i Jornet (1940–2020) leaves Catalan theatre without its biggest reformer. The 79-year-old wrote around 30 plays and created hit TV series like ‘Poblenou’ and ‘Ventdelplà’. Critic, writer and journalist Andreu Gomila highlights the importance of his career and legacy in this article.
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Barcelona 
22/03/2020 paperllull

Mercè Rodoreda: creating the world again

Mercè Rodoreda is one of the most internationally renowned Catalan authors and the most influential contemporary Catalan-language woman writer, with translations of her work available in over thirty languages. But what makes her so special, so unique, so widely read and admired? Literary critic and essayist Marina Porras explains in this article.
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New York 
16/11/2018 Literature

Xeixa Poetry Anthology of 14 Catalan Authors Launched in the United States

The McNally Jackson bookstore (New York) will host the launch of Xeixa: Fourteen Catalan Poets Poetry anthology, a poetry anthology featuring work by authors including Màrius Sampere, Teresa Pascual, Antònia Vicens and Joan Margarit, at 6.00 pm on 16th November. Tupelo Press published the book thanks to support from the Institut Ramon Llull (IRL).
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22/06/2018 Literature

Grant application process open for the promotion of Catalan and Aranese literature abroad

Grants are being awarded for activities in 2018 to promote Catalan and Aranese literature outside the linguistic territories of both countries. Applicants must consult the process rules, which can be found on the IRL website, and submit the online application before the established deadlines.
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19/02/2018 Literature

The Majorcan poet Carles Rebassa, invited to the Cairo Literature Festival

For six days Cairo (Egypt) will be the venue for the Cairo Literature Festival, a competition organized by the independent cultural association Sefsafa Culture and Publishing Arts. With the participation of authors from nearly 30 different countries in its last edition, the festival clearly aims to be international and has presented internationally renowned writers such as Orhan Pamuk and Peter Laugesen. The special focus of this year’s festival will be immigration. 
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New York 
26/01/2018 Literature

Open Call for Three Grants for Catalan Literature

The Official Journal of the Government of Catalonia (DOGC) has published the announcement for the three grants Institut Ramon Llull offers for disseminating Catalan literature abroad. 
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Paris 
12/10/2015 Literature

An international contemporary theatre symposium at the Sorbonne’s Catalan Studies Centre

Entitled “Contemporary Drama: Rebirth or Extinction?”, the symposium is part of the Catalan Studies Seminar organized by Sorbonne University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research into the Contemporary Iberian World (CRIMIC), in Paris. It will be held from 12th to 14th October and is in collaboration with the Institut del Teatre and the Institut Ramon Llull, among others.
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Columbia, Missouri, US 
13/04/2015 Culture

VI Symposium on Catalan Language, Literature, and Culture, at the University of Missouri

As every year, scholars and writers will gather to discuss topics related to Catalan language, literature and culture during the symposium hosted by Department of Romance Languages and Literatures of the University of Missouri. The events will take place on April 13th and 14th. The highlights are the presence of Catalan writer Maria Barbal and the screening of the film Yo by Rafa Cortés. Barbal conference, entitled ‘Els meus impulsos narratius. La novel·la: una manera d’entendre ...
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Barcelona 
17/03/2015 Language

Laia Serret wins the 2nd “El català pel món” prize

Laia Serret Prunera, a teacher of Catalan literature at the University of Szeged (Hungary), has won the 2nd edition of the “El català pel món” literary prize. The prize is awarded by Godall Edicions for the best account by Catalan teachers abroad based on their own experience.
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Barcelona 
15/05/2013 Literature

2002-2012: Ten Years Translating Catalan Literature

Translated Catalan literature is doing well is despite the current crisis, and this is reflected in copyright sales in Catalan and its promotion abroad. In this process, involving the publishing sector as a whole, the support of the Institut Ramon Llull has been vital through its funding, presence at book fairs, backing of foreign publishers, and cooperation with the work of Catalan publishing houses and literary agencies.
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28/03/2013 Literature

The EU has approved financing for the Schwob project

The Schwob project, in which the Institut Ramon Llull is participating, has obtained €200,000 of financing, the maximum amount available for applicants in the European Union's 2007-2013 Culture Programme.
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