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Josep Maria de Sagarra
1894–1961
A major voice in 20th-century Catalan literature, this Barcelona-born writer moved easily between poetry, theater, journalism, and translation. His work helped bring Catalan letters to a wide public, with plays and prose known for their energy, wit, and emotional warmth.
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Paulina Buxareu
by Josep Maria de Sagarra
About the author
Born in Barcelona on March 5, 1894, into a cultivated family, Josep Maria de Sagarra became one of the best-known Catalan writers of his generation. He wrote in many forms—poetry, novels, plays, journalism, and translation—and built a reputation as a remarkably versatile author.
He was especially popular as a dramatist, and his writing reached a broad audience at a time when Catalan literature was gaining new strength in public life. Alongside his original work, he also translated major writers, helping connect Catalan readers with classics from other traditions.
Sagarra died in Barcelona on September 27, 1961, but he remains an important presence in Catalan culture. Readers still return to him for the range of his talent and for a literary voice that could be both elegant and vividly alive.