Josep Pla

Josep Pla i Casadevall
Pla in 1917
Pla in 1917
Born(1897-03-08)8 March 1897
Palafrugell, Catalonia, Spain
Died23 April 1981(1981-04-23) (aged 84)
Llofriu, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationJournalist and writer
LanguageCatalan and Spanish
NationalitySpanish
Alma materUniversity of Barcelona
Notable worksLife Embitters
Notable awards

Josep Pla i Casadevall (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp ˈpla]; 8 March 1897 – 23 April 1981) was a Spanish journalist and a popular author. As a journalist he worked in France, Italy, Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union, from where he wrote political and cultural chronicles in Catalan and Spanish.[1]

  1. ^ Josep Miquel Sobrer (1992). Catalonia, a Self-portrait. Indiana University Press. pp. 157–. ISBN 0-253-28883-5.