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huariqueje · 2 months

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The embrace of Morpheo - Josep Moncada , 2016.

Catalan, b. 1967 -

Oil on canvas, 75 x 75

#Josep Moncada #catalan artist #swimming pool #pool scenery #pool water #reflections #Morpheo embrace #Morpheo

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la-scigghiu · 2 years

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🔸Josep Moncada🔸

~ “Dulce Salado” ~

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#i voli dell'anima 🦋#art painting #nail art #Josep Moncada

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wevortex · 1 year

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By Josep Moncada

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no-passaran · 1 year

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Hi! Don't feel obligated to answer, but I've been learning catalan & I'd love to read some novels originally written in catalan, but i'm having a bit of a hard time finding ones that aren't 'classics'. Any recs? (I usually like literary stuff, like, authors irritatingly showing their skill, i eat that shit up, but anything contemporary or psychological or fantasy or anything will absolutely do :,) )

Oop sorry, I hadn't seen the message until now.

You won't have difficulty about this because Catalan literature is very lively and there's lots of great books coming out very often. Catalan literature has been praised around the world for having such vitality and quality, considering that it's a relatively small language community.

Personally the first recommendation that came to mind is Manuel de Pedrolo but idk if you're considering that a classic? He's relatively recent but many 20th century authors have become classics. His Mecanoscrit del segon origen is definitely considered a classic even though it's only from 1974, but I don't think the other ones are usually. Anyway, I really like his sci-fi short stories book Trajecte final, and my dad has spent years obsessed with his theatre play Homes i no. Talking about theatre scrips, I have a really soft spot for La cançó de les balances by Josep Maria Carandell ❤️.

I'm not usually one to read many short stories books but I also recommend Albert Sánchez Piñol's Homenatge als caiguts (stories of about 2 pages long and usually funny, very entertaining to read).

For a completely different vibe of short stories, I also thought El Cafè de la Granota by Jesús Moncada was excellent, the characterization and events feel like hearing your grandparents telling stories of when they were young. I still haven't read his most famous novel Camí de sirga though, honestly I don't know what I'm waiting for lol.

Canto jo i la muntanya balla by Irene Solà has also been very popular in the past few years and she definitely shows off her literary prose. I found it very lovely and I recommend it for when you want something more experimental. It's a book where each chapter is narrated by someone or something different (a shepherd, the rain, a witch who was killed centuries ago, a deer, a dog...) and it's very well written, it has also won some international awards.

And listen for some reason I still haven't read them myself (I plan to change that soon) but the best contemporary author is probably Jaume Cabré. I've only heard the highest praise for his Les veus del Pamano, and other of his books like Jo confesso. I'm planning to finally read Les veus del Pamano this summer and I'm very excited for it.

Another one I've heard lots of praise for and which I'm excited to read (hopefully soon) is Les històries naturals by Joan Perucho. I wasn't going to include books I haven't read besides Cabré (because, let's face it, with a question like this one must include Jaume Cabré) but since you asked for literary fantasy I think you might like it. It's about a knight/botanist who looks for one of Jaume I's knights who is a vampire.

Others that I've had recommended but haven't had time to read yet: Junil a la terra dels bàrbars by Joan Lluís-Lluís, Nicolau by Antoni Veciana, Guilleries by Ferran Garcia, and lots of people have loved Eva Baltasar's Permagel, Boulder and Mamut though it doesn't seem like my style they seem interesting.

I don't know if any of my followers wants to share some more in the comments/reblogs, but I'd be interested to hear them too 👀

#ask #disasterpigeon #coses de la terra #💬

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useless-catalanfacts · 11 months

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What are your favourite Catalan books/literature?

Some of my favourite pieces of literature are theatre: El bon policia by Santiago Rusiñol and La cançó de les balances (by Josep Maria Carandell). I really like Rusiñol in general, I think he had a great sense of humour.

For novels, I know I'm very basic but Canto jo i la muntanya balla by Irene Solà (this one has been translated to English with the title When I Sing, Mountains Dance), La plaça del Diamant by Mercè Rodoreda (English translations have been published with the titles The Time of the Doves and In Diamond Square), and I also really enjoyed Victus (by Albert Sánchez Piñol, translated to English as Victus. The Fall of Barcelona, which is the only book that Sánchez Piñol wrote originally in Spanish instead of Catalan, but I'll include it because of the content/setting).

One of my absolute favourites is Trajecte Final by Manuel de Pedrolo which is sci-fi short stories. Other short story books I really liked are El cafè de la Granota by Jesús Moncada, everything by Pere Calders, and Homenatge als caiguts by Albert Sánchez Piñol.

And for poetry, Salvador Espriu without a doubt. I've also been reading some by Josep Piera that I'm enjoying a lot.

(I have not yet read anything by Jaume Cabré nor Joan Sales 🙈 I think it should be a priority to read Jaume Cabré at this point, there's a reason why everyone considers him one of our best writers of all times)

#ask #literatura #arts

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spinmeround · 5 months

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Josep Moncada

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marcia-x · 1 year

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Josep Moncada

Dulce salado c. 2020

Oil on Canvas | 29.5x29.5cm.

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ferrerocubo · 4 years

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MONCADA JOSEP

Joseph Moncada es un talentoso pintor español que dejó una carrera contable para seguir su pasión por el arte. Inspirado en el mar Mediterráneo que rodea su hogar en la isla de Menorca, juega con flores, bufandas y pieles para representar el océano en toda su tranquilidad y claridad.