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Conrad Roure
1841–1928
A lively figure in Barcelona’s cultural world, this playwright and journalist helped shape the rise of modern Catalan theater while also leaving behind vivid memoirs of the city he knew. His work blends stagecraft, satire, and firsthand memory of a changing era.
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About the author
Born in Barcelona in 1841, Conrad Roure was a Catalan playwright, journalist, and lawyer who became part of the city’s lively and often rebellious literary scene. He studied law at the University of Barcelona, but he was drawn early to writing, journalism, and public life instead of limiting himself to legal work.
Roure is remembered as one of the dramatists connected with the mid-19th-century flowering of theater in Catalan. He moved in the same circles as Frederic Soler and Eduard Vidal i Valenciano, collaborated on plays, and also wrote under the pen name Pau Bunyegas. Alongside his theatrical work, he contributed to the press and remained closely involved in Barcelona’s cultural and political life.
Later readers have also valued him for his memoir writing, especially Recuerdos de mi larga vida, which preserves scenes, personalities, and everyday details from Barcelona across many decades. He died in Barcelona in 1928, leaving a body of work that links journalism, theater, and personal remembrance.