author
Josep Roig i Raventós
1883–1966
A Catalan doctor, poet, and storyteller, he wrote with warmth about everyday life and became one of the country’s widely read interwar authors. His fiction moved from rural Modernist themes toward more urban settings, while his medical career stayed rooted in child care and social concerns.
2 Audiobooks
Ànimes atuïdes
by Josep Roig i Raventós
Argelaga florida
by Josep Roig i Raventós
About the author
Born in Sitges in 1883 and later active in Barcelona, Josep Roig i Raventós was a Catalan physician, writer, and poet. Sources consistently describe him as both a medical professional and a prolific literary figure, a combination that gave his work a grounded, humane feel.
He studied medicine in Barcelona, qualified in 1906, and continued his training in Paris and Berlin. He specialized in pediatrics and related fields, worked at the Casa de Maternitat, and was remembered for a socially minded approach to medical care.
As a writer, he was notably productive and widely read in Catalonia during the years between the world wars. Reference works describe his prose as beginning with sentimental and moralizing rural Modernist themes, then gradually shifting toward more urban settings; many of his books were reprinted and translated, which suggests how strongly they connected with readers of his time.