Jaume Cabré
Literary language arises from the misunderstanding between reality and desire.
Jaume Cabré holds a degree in Catalan Philology from the University of Barcelona, is a high school head of department currently on study leave; he also teaches in the University of Lleida and is a member of the Philology Section of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans.
For many years, he combined writing with his teaching activities, before adding a new activity to his professional life, that of television and film scriptwriter. Although he now concentrates almost exclusively on his writing, he has not given up teaching entirely, as he leads an Audiovisual Narrative course at the University of Lleida.
His literary work is focused on the novel and the short story, but he has also published theatre and a couple of books discussing writing and reading. He also writes press articles, mainly for Avui newspaper.
Galceran, l'heroi de la guerra negra (Galceran, hero of the Black War)(Ed. Laia, 1978. Ed. Proa, Barcelona 1990).
The legendary bandit of Els Rasos, feared by some, admired by others both for his aggression and for his military talent, can't tell anyone that, basically, he is scared.
Viatge d'hivern (Winter journey)(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 2000).
Following the trail of Rembrandt, Schubert and Bach through recent European history, from Vienna to Amsterdam, from Treblinka to Bosnia and the Vall de Sau, these fourteen stories, when read closely, become sixteen accounts. All for the same price.