Caterina Albert

Caterina Albert i Paradís
Born11 September 1869
Died27 January 1966
Pen nameVíctor Català
LanguageSpanish, Catalan
NationalitySpanish
Literary movementModernisme
Notable worksSolitud (Solitude) (1905)

Caterina Albert i Paradís (L'Escala, Spain, 11 September 1869 — 27 January 1966), better known by her pen name Víctor Català, was a Catalan writer in Catalan and Spanish who participated in the Modernisme movement and was the author of one of the signature works of the genre, Solitud (Solitude) (1905). Her literary skill was first recognized in 1898, when she received the Jocs Florals (floral games) prize; soon thereafter, she began using the pseudonym Victor Català, taking it from the protagonist of a novel she never finished. Despite her success as a dramatist and her forays into poetry, she is best known for her work in narrative literature, with the force of her style and the richness of her diction being especially noted. She died in her hometown of l’Escala, Catalonia, in 1966 and is interred in the Cementiri Vell de l’Escala.[1]

  1. ^ Pinyol, Ramon (2020-12-07). "La primera acadèmica catalana: Caterina Albert (1869–1966) / The first female academy fellow in Catalonia: Caterina Albert (1869– 1966)". Women in European Academies. De Gruyter Akademie Forschung. pp. 205–224. doi:10.1515/9783110634259-011. ISBN 978-3-11-063425-9. S2CID 234504562.