Joan-Lluís Lluís
Joan-Lluís Lluís (Perpignan, 1963) is a Catalan writer. His works include five novels and a collection of essays entitled Conversa amb el meu gos sobre França i els francesos (Conversation with my Dog about France and the French, 2002). This last work, which Lluís himself describes as a pamphlet, focuses on the precarious linguistic situation of the Catalans under French administration.
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Joan-Lluís Lluís

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- Name
- Joan-Lluís Lluís
- Born
- 29 June 1963
- Birthplace
- Perpignan, France
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- translator · writer · cultural activist · columnist · journalist · novelist · poet
- Fields
- literature · literary activity · journalism
- Honours
- Gold Letter · Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays · Joan Crexells award · Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la · Joaquim Amat-Piniella Prize · Premi de Narrativa Maria Àngels Anglada
- Languages
- Catalan · French
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Joan-Lluís Lluís (Perpignan, 1963) is a Catalan writer. His works include five novels and a collection of essays entitled Conversa amb el meu gos sobre França i els francesos (Conversation with my Dog about France and the French, 2002). This last work, which Lluís himself describes as a pamphlet, focuses on the precarious linguistic situation of the Catalans under French administration.
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He is co-author, with musician Pascal Comelade, of a manifesto published in 1998 by linguistic and cultural activists from Northern Catalonia. His 2004 novel El dia de l'ós (The Day of the Bear) won the prestigious Joan Creixells Prize, and his novel Jo soc aquell que va matar Franco (I'm the one who killed Franco) received the Sant Jordi Award and the Maria Àngels Anglada Prize.
The recorded working language is Catalan and French. The field of work recorded is literature, literary activity and journalism. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay. Places of work recorded in the authority are Catalonia. Distinctions recorded are Gold Letter, Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays, Joan Crexells award and Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la.

Joan-Lluís Lluís, lors du Salon international du livre de Québec 2012
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Joan-Lluís Lluís, el gener de 2015
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Joan-Lluís Lluís • Born — 29 June 1963 • Birthplace — Perpignan, France • Language — Catalan
Works
Works
• Els ulls de sorra (Eyes of Sand) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1993) • Vagons robats (Stolen Carriages) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1995) • Cirera (Cherry) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1996) • El crim de l'escriptor cansat (The Crime of the Weary Writer) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 1999) • Conversa amb el meu gos sobre França i els francesos (Conversation with my Dog about France and the French) (La Magrana, Barcelona, 2002). Premi Joan Coromines de la CAL. A collection of essays. • El dia de l'ós (The Day of the Bear) (ed. de la Magrana, Barcelona, 2004). Joan Crexells Prize. • Pascal Comelade i Arsène Lupin, les proves irrefutables d'una enginyosa mistificació (Mare Nostrum, Perpignan, 2005). • Diccionari dels llocs imaginaris dels Països Catalans (Dictionary of Imaginary Places in the Catalan Countries) (RBA, 2006) • Aiguafang (ed. de la Magrana, Barcelona, 2008). Serra d'Or Prize. • Xocolata desfeta, exercicis d'espill (ed. de la Magrana, Barcelona, 2010) • A cremallengua, elogi de la diversitat lingüística (ed. Viena, Barcelona, 2011). • Les cròniques del déu coix (The Lame God's Chronicles) (ed. Proa, Barcelona, 2013). Lletra d'Or Prize. • El navegant (ed. Proa, Barcelona, 2016). Serra d'Or Prize. • Jo soc aquell que va matar Franco (ed. Proa, Barcelona, 2018). Sant Jordi Prize.
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Identity
Joan-Lluís Lluís is recorded with the occupation cultural activist. Classed in the genre essay. Recorded as translator, writer, cultural activist, columnist and journalist.
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1963
Joan-Lluís Lluís was born on 29 June 1963.
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Joan-Lluís Lluís is recorded as having received Gold Letter, Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays and Joan Crexells award.
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Joan-Lluís Lluís received Gold Letter, Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays, Joan Crexells award, Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la, Joaquim Amat-Piniella Prize and Premi de Narrativa Maria Àngels Anglada.
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- 1.El navegant, de Joan-Lluís Lluís, élu meilleur roman publié en catalan de l’année 2016. Le Journal Catalan. 2017-01-03.
- 2.Joan-Lluís Lluís: 'Tres coses útils a saber sobre França i les llengües de l’escola' - Opinió contundent - VilaWeb. VilaWeb.cat.
- 3.Joan-Lluís Lluís gana el Sant Jordi de novela con ‘Jo sóc aquell que va matar Franco’. La Vanguardia. 2017-12-15.
- 4.Joan-Lluís Lluís gana el Premi Òmnium de Novel·la con 'Junil a les terres dels bàrbars'. www.europapress.es. 2022-01-24.
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