Maria Mercè Marçal
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Maria Mercè Marçal i Serra (November 13, 1952 - July 5, 1998) was a Catalan
poet, professor, writer and translator.
She spent her childhood in Ivars d'Urgell
(Pla d'Urgell
). She went to high-school in Lleida
and studied Literature
at the University of Barcelona
. In 1972 she was driven by circumstances to marry the poet Ramon Pinyol Balasch. They separated some time afterwards.
She translated into Catalan books by Colette
, Marguerite Yourcenar
, Anna Akhmatova
, Marina Tsvetaeva
, Baudelaire and Leonor Fini
.
Marina Rossell
, Teresa Rebull, Ramon Muntaner
, Txiqui Berraondo, Maria del Mar Bonet
, Celdoni Fonoll and Gisela Bellsolà sing her poems. She died of cancer
aged 45.
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
poet, professor, writer and translator.
She spent her childhood in Ivars d'Urgell
Ivars d'Urgell
Ivars d'Urgell is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
(Pla d'Urgell
Pla d'Urgell
Pla d'Urgell is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain.- Municipalities :* Barbens - pop. 795* Bell-lloc d'Urgell - pop. 2,068* Bellvís - pop. 2,137* Castellnou de Seana - pop. 697* Fondarella - pop. 721* Golmés - pop. 1,433...
). She went to high-school in Lleida
Lleida
Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
and studied Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
at the University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
. In 1972 she was driven by circumstances to marry the poet Ramon Pinyol Balasch. They separated some time afterwards.
She translated into Catalan books by Colette
Colette
Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette . She is best known for her novel Gigi, upon which Lerner and Loewe based the stage and film musical comedies of the same title.-Early life and marriage:Colette was born to retired military officer Jules-Joseph...
, Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elected to the Académie française, in 1980, and the seventeenth person to occupy Seat 3.-Biography:Yourcenar was born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie...
, Anna Akhmatova
Anna Akhmatova
Anna Andreyevna Gorenko , better known by the pen name Anna Akhmatova , was a Russian and Soviet modernist poet, one of the most acclaimed writers in the Russian canon.Harrington p11...
, Marina Tsvetaeva
Marina Tsvetaeva
Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva was a Russian and Soviet poet. Her work is considered among some of the greatest in twentieth century Russian literature. She lived through and wrote of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Moscow famine that followed it. In an attempt to save her daughter Irina from...
, Baudelaire and Leonor Fini
Leonor Fini
Leonor Fini was an Argentine surrealist painter.-Life and work:Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she was raised in Trieste, Italy. She moved to Milan at the age of 17, and then to Paris, in either 1931 or 1932...
.
Marina Rossell
Marina Rossell
Marina Rossell i Figueras is a Catalan singer in Catalan and Spanish.She's one of the most important singers in modern Catalan song...
, Teresa Rebull, Ramon Muntaner
Ramon Muntaner
Ramon Muntaner was a Catalan soldier and writer who wrote the Crònica, a chronicle of his life, including his adventures as a commander in the Catalan Company...
, Txiqui Berraondo, Maria del Mar Bonet
Maria del Mar Bonet
Maria del Mar Bonet i Verdaguer is a Balearic singer from the island of Majorca.-Early life and career:She studied ceramics in the school of arts, but eventually she decided to dedicate herself to song. She arrived in Barcelona in 1967, where she began to sing with the group Els Setze Jutges...
, Celdoni Fonoll and Gisela Bellsolà sing her poems. She died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
aged 45.
Books
- Cau de llunes. Barcelona: Proa, 1977. ISBN 842097191X
- Bruixa de dol (1977–1979). Sant Boi de Llobregat: Llibres del Mall, 1979. ISBN 8474560497
- Terra de mai. Valencia: El cingle, 1982. ISBN 8474561248
- Sal oberta. Sant Boi de Llobregat: Llibres del Mall, 1982. ISBN 8474561221
- La germana, l'estrangera (1981–1984). Sant Boi de Llobregat: Llibres del Mall, 1985. ISBN 8474562775
- Contraclaror: antologia poètica, de Clementina Arderiu. Barcelona: La Sal, edicions de les dones, 1985. ISBN 8485627261
- Desglaç (1984–1988). Barcelona: Edicions 62 - Empúries, 1988.
- Llengua abolida (1973–1988). Valencia: Climent, 1989. ISBN 8475022464
- La passió segons Renée Vivien. Barcelona: Proa, 1994. ISBN 8478097392
- Paisatge emergent: trenta poetes catalanes del S.XX. Barcelona: La Magrana, 1999. ISBN 8482641670
- Raó del cos. Barcelona: Edicions 62 - Empúries, 2000. ISBN 8429746854
- Contraban de llum: antologia poètica. Barcelona: Proa, 2001. ISBN 8482566725
- El meu amor sense casa (CD). Barcelona: Proa, 2003. ISBN 8484375137