About Feliu Formosa i Torres
Born 1934. Feliu Formosa i Torres is a Spanish poet, writer, translator, actor, prose writer and theatre director.
Feliu Formosa Torres (born 10 September 1934 in Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish dramatist, poet and translator from Catalonia. He has served as dean of Institució de les Lletres Catalanes.
He translated dramatic works by Bertolt Brecht, Ernst Toller, Tankred Dorst, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Thomas Bernhard, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Friedrich Schiller, Botho Strauss; poetry by Georg Trakl, Goethe and François Villon; narrative by Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, Robert Musil, Heinrich Böll, Franz Kafka, Joseph Roth or Heinrich von Kleist; and essays by Lessing and Peter Weiss.
During his career has received several awards, like Carles Riba Award of poetry for Llibre dels viatges (1972), the Crítica Serra d'Or Award of memories for El present vulnerable (1980), the Ciutat de Palma-Joan Alcover Award for Amb effecte (1986), the Lletra d'Or Award for Semblança (1987), the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes (Catalan Letters Lifetime Achievement Award) (2005).
In 1987 was awarded with the Creu de Sant Jordi and in 2007 with the National Theatre Award, both by the Catalan Government.
Published works
Poetry 1973: Albes breus a les mans. Barcelona: Proa 1973: Llibre de les meditacions. Barcelona: Ed. 62 1975: Raval. Barcelona: Ed. 62 1976: Cançoner. Barcelona: Vosgos 1978: Llibre dels viatges. Barcelona: Proa 1980: Si tot és dintre. Barcelona: Grijalbo 1986: Semblança. Barcelona: El Mall 1987: Amb effecte (amb Joan Casas). Barcelona: Empúries 1989: Pols al retrovisor (amb Joan Casas). València: Eliseu Climent / 3i4 1991: La campana de vidre. Barcelona: Cafè Central 1992: Impasse. Barcelona: Eumo - Cafè Central 1992: Per Puck. Barcelona: Columna 1994: Al llarg de tota una impaciència. Barcelona: Ed. 62 2000: Immediacions. Barcelona: Ed. 62 - Empúries 2001: Cap claredat no dorm. Lleida: Pagès 2004: Darrere el vidre. Poesia 1972–2002. Barcelona: Ed. 62 - Empúries 2006: Centre de brevetat. Barcelona: Meteora
Theatre 1968: L'encens i la carn. Barcelona: Ed. 62 1970: Cel.la 44. Palma de Mallorca: Daedalus 1998: El miracle de la vaca cega. Lleida: Pagès
Autobiography 1979: El present vulnerable. Barcelona: Laia 2005: A contratemps. Catarroja: Perifèric 2005: El somriure de l'atzar: Diaris II. Catarroja: Perifèric
Essay 1970: Per una acció teatral. Barcelona: Ed. 62
Narrative 1996: Les nits del Llamp. Barcelona: La Magrana
Awards In 1997 he was awarded the Premio Nacional a la Obra de un Traductor.
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Feliu Formosa i Torres was born on 10 September 1934 in Sabadell.
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Feliu Formosa i Torres is a poet, writer, translator, actor, prose writer and theatre director.
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