Joan Baptista Xuriguera i Parramona

Deceased Person

1908 – 1987

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Who was Joan Baptista Xuriguera i Parramona?

Joan Baptista Xuriguera i Parramona was a Catalan writer, translator and linguist.

He was born at Menàrguens, La Noguera, the brother of writer Ramon Xuriguera i Parramona, and studied in Lleida. He became a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia and of the Workers and Peasants' Bloc. After expatriating to France in 1936, he wrote the autobiographical novel La vida de Joan Ventura, which would be published in 1964-1987. He returned to Catalonia in December 1948.

His works include the novels Desembre and Hilds, and numerous plays for which Xuriguera won several awards.

He died at Barcelona in 1987.

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Born
Jun 17, 1908
Died
Oct 17, 1987

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on July 23, 2013

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