Joan Manuel Gisbert

He travelled to Paris to study theatre and on his return he published his first book, Fantastic Scenarios (1979), which won the Award of the CCIS. A year later, his book The mystery of the Tökland island (1981) got the Lazarillo Award and figured in the Honor Roll Andersen Award. He was compared by the critics with authors like J. Tolkien and C. His next work, Thamyris planet legends (1982) was declared in 1983 Children's Book of Interest by the Ministry of Culture. For Night of the eclipse (1990) was awarded the prize Wide Angle. The voice of morning received the prize Edebé in 1995. He has also obtain the Barco de Vapor prize twice. In his books, Gisbert develops adventures that depart from everyday life which are also part of dreams, to get into the unknown. Gisbert also works as an editorial consultant, he teaches about fantastic imagination and he participates in meetings about children's literature. He has also made scripts for TV.

The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are children's and young adult. Works named in the authority record are The mystery of the Tökland island, Leyendas del planeta Thámyris and Los armarios negros. Distinctions recorded are Gran Angular Award, Premio El Barco de Vapor, Spanish National Children and Youth Literature Award and Edebé Award of Children's and Youth Literature.