author
Josep Maria de Sagarra
1894–1961
A major voice in 20th-century Catalan literature, he moved easily between poetry, theater, fiction, journalism, and translation. His work brought wit, musical language, and sharp social observation to a wide audience.
1 Audiobook
Paulina Buxareu
by Josep Maria de Sagarra
About the author
Born in Barcelona in 1894, Josep Maria de Sagarra became one of the best-known writers in the Catalan language. Reliable reference sources describe him as a poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, and translator, and note how early he began writing.
He built a remarkably varied career, publishing poetry, fiction, and plays while also working in journalism and literary criticism. He is especially associated with the strength and popularity of Catalan literature and theater in the early 20th century, and his range across genres helped make him a widely read public figure.
Sagarra died in 1961, but he remains an important name in Catalan letters. Readers still return to him for his versatility, his vivid style, and the way his writing captures both the elegance and the tensions of his time.