About Joan Barril
Lived 1952 – 2014 (aged 62). Joan Barril was a Spanish writer and journalist.
Joan Barril i Cuixart (20 January 1952 – 13 December 2014) was a Catalan journalist and writer. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was known for his writing columns in El País, La Vanguardia, and in El Periódico de Catalunya.
In 1998, he won the Ramon Llull Novel Award for Parada obligatòria.
Barril died in Barcelona from pneumonia, aged 62.
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writer and journalist
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Joan Barril was born on 20 January 1952 in Barcelona.
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Joan Barril died on 13 December 2014 in Barcelona.
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Joan Barril was a writer and journalist.
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Joan Barril was Spanish.
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