Rafael Argullol
Encyclopedia
Rafael Argullol i Murgadas (rəˈfɛɫ ərɣuˈʎɔɫ) (Barcelona
1949) is a Catalan
Spanish writer, philosopher, poet, blogger and professor of aesthetics
at Pompeu Fabra University
in Barcelona, where he also directs the Institut Universitari de Cultura
. The author of 25 books, he was granted the 1993 Nadal prize
for his novel La razón del mal and the 2002 Fondo de Cultura Económica
essay prize for Una educación sensorial.
Barcelona
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1949) is a Catalan
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...
Spanish writer, philosopher, poet, blogger and professor of aesthetics
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
at Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University
Pompeu Fabra University is a university in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is widely considered to be one of the best universities in Spain and in Europe, and was ranked 1st in scientific productivity in Spain in 2009. Founded in 1990, it is named after the Catalan philologist Pompeu Fabra...
in Barcelona, where he also directs the Institut Universitari de Cultura
Institut Universitari de Cultura
Institut Universitari de Cultura , also known by the acronym IUC, is a school belonging to Pompeu Fabra University, in Barcelona. It was created in 1994 in order to promote interdisciplinary cultural research in the fields of art, philosophy and literature. It's directed by Rafael Argullol...
. The author of 25 books, he was granted the 1993 Nadal prize
Premio Nadal
Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino, part of Planeta. It has been awarded every year on January 6 since 1944...
for his novel La razón del mal and the 2002 Fondo de Cultura Económica
Fondo de Cultura Económica
Fondo de Cultura Económica is the most important publishing house in Mexico and one of the most important ones in Latin America. It was originally established in 1934 by Daniel Cosío Villegas as a way to provide students of economics with books in Spanish on the subject...
essay prize for Una educación sensorial.
Essays
- 1982, El Quattrocento.
- 1983, La atracción del abismo.
- 1984, El héroe y el Único.
- 1985, Tres miradas sobre el arte.
- 1986, Leopardi. Infelicidad y titanismo.
- 1987, Territorio del nómada.
- 1990, El fin del mundo como obra de arte.
- 1994, Sabiduría de la ilusión.
- 1994, El cansancio de Occidente (with Eugenio Trías).
- 2000, Aventura. Una filosofía nómada.
- 2002, Una educación sensorial.
- 2003, Del Ganges al Mediterráneo (with Vidya Nivas Misra).
- 2005, Enciclopedia del Crepúsculo.
Novels
- 1981, Lampedusa.
- 1986, El asalto del cielo.
- 1989, Desciende, río invisible.
- 1994, La razón del mal.
- 1998, Transeuropa.
- 2001, Davalú o el dolor.
Poetry
- 1980, Disturbios del conocimiento.
- 1986, Duelo en el Valle de la Muerte.
- 1999, El afilador de cuchillos.
Other
- 1996, El cazador de instantes.
- 2003, El puente de fuego.
- 2005, Breviario de la aurora.