author
Miquel dels Sants Oliver
1864–1920
A leading voice in Catalan and Spanish letters, he moved easily between journalism, essays, poetry, and history. His work helped shape modern cultural life in Mallorca and Barcelona at the turn of the 20th century.
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L'hostal de la Bolla : Costums i llenguatge vulgar de Mallorca
by Miquel dels Sants Oliver
About the author
Born in Campanet, Mallorca, in 1864, Miquel dels Sants Oliver became one of the best-known literary journalists of his generation. Reliable biographical sources describe him as a writer, journalist, essayist, and poet, and note that he worked in both Catalan and Spanish.
He is especially remembered for his newspaper career. He directed Diario de Barcelona and later La Vanguardia, while also building a reputation for essays and cultural criticism. Sources also connect him with the early Catalan cultural revival and identify him as a founding member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans.
Oliver died in Barcelona in 1920. Today he is remembered as a versatile public writer whose career linked Mallorca's intellectual life with the wider literary world of Barcelona.