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Pere Coromines
1870–1939
A restless Catalan public thinker, he moved between literature, politics, and economics at a time of major change in Spain. His work is closely tied to modern Catalan cultural life and to the civic ideals he defended throughout his career.
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Les gràcies de l'Empordà
by Pere Coromines
About the author
Born in Barcelona in 1870, Pere Coromines i Montanya became known as a Catalan writer, politician, and economist. He lived through an intense period of political and cultural transformation, and his career reflected that mix of public debate and literary ambition.
Alongside his writing, he took an active role in political life, which made him an important public figure as well as an author. Sources about him consistently present him as a man engaged with Catalan culture and civic life, not just as a literary voice but as someone who tried to shape the world around him.
He died in Buenos Aires in 1939. He is also remembered as part of a remarkable intellectual family, including the noted philologist Joan Coromines.