Jaume Cabré
In art, truth is not what the artist believes, or their value system, or their opinions, it is something in the work that transforms the reader, even if he or she is now aware of it.
Novels
Les veus del Pamano (Voices of Pamano)(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 2004).
Originally a novel about teachers, it ended up as the story of a massive revenge in which maquis (guerrilla fighters), the Pyrenean landscape, the Franco dictatorship, economic interests, the Vatican, a cat and human passion all play in leading roles.
L'ombra de l'eunuc (The eunuch's shadow)
(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1996).
Alban Berg said it in the concerto for violin and orchestra. Jaume Cabré says it in this novel.
(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1996).
Alban Berg said it in the concerto for violin and orchestra. Jaume Cabré says it in this novel.
Senyoria (Honour)(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1991).
The ruthless fight for power in 18th century Barcelona produces a string of victims, some more innocent than others.
Fra Junoy o l'agonia dels sons (Fra Junoy or the agony of sounds)(Edicions 62. Barcelona, 1984. Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1998).
The organist monk at the convent of Sant Aniol is sent to La Ràpita monastery as the nuns' father confessor. That's when the problems really start.
La teranyina (The spider's web)(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1984).
Set in early 20th century Catalonia, this is about the struggle for power within an industrial family against the backdrop of the Setmana Tràgica events (Tragic Week, 25 July to 2 August 1909).
El llibre de Feixes (The Feixes book)(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1996).
This edition is a gift from the publisher, who decided to bring together La teranyina, Fra Junoy o l'agonia dels sons and Luvowki o la desraó, as a one-volume set of the so-called 'Feixes books'.
El mirall i l'ombra
(Ed. Laia. Barcelona, 1980).
(Ed. Laia. Barcelona, 1980).
Carn d'olla (Stewpot meat)(Ed. Moll. Mallorca, 1978. Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1999).
What do you expect from a character called Barringa Barranga? This is a woman who, when she retired a long time ago, got into the habit of chewing Arbequine olives. We're in the Sant Antoni district in Barcelona, when life was still lived on the street.
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.
Short stories
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.
Llibre de preludis (Book of preludes)(Edicions 62. Barcelona, 1985. Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 2002).
What can happen in a spa when an ex-novice, an apprentice vampire and Claude Debussy, who was only there for a rest, meet each other? And other stories.
Baix continu(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 2007).
An anthology of stories on a musical theme taken from Llibre de preludis and Viatge d'hivern Edited by Maria del Roser Trilla.
Toquen a morts
(Edicions La Magrana. Barcelona, 1977).
(Edicions La Magrana. Barcelona, 1977).
Faules de mal desar
(Editorial Selecta. Barcelona, 1974).
(Editorial Selecta. Barcelona, 1974).
Essays
La matèria de l'esperit (The Matter of Spirit)(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 2005).
After 'El sentit de la ficció' ('The Meaning of Fiction'), focused on writing, it was the time for the author to reflect on something crucial for the novelist: reading.
El sentit de la ficció (The Meaning of Fiction)(Ed. Proa. Barcelona, 1999).
A reflection which came unexpectedly for the author itself, about the very process of creation.
Theatre
Pluja seca (Dry rain)(Ed. Proa-TNC. Barcelona, gener de 2001).
Pedro de Luna, Benedict XIII, for many the last pontiff of the Avignon cause, is dead. In Peniscola castle, the true Cardinals of Christianity search for his successor. The rain beats down outside...
Children's books
L'home de Sau (Sau man)
(Editorial La Galera. Barcelona, 1985).
In Vilanova de Sau, archaeologists find a skeleton dating back to the Neolithic period. The village lads take an interest. But so does someone else.
(Editorial La Galera. Barcelona, 1985).
In Vilanova de Sau, archaeologists find a skeleton dating back to the Neolithic period. The village lads take an interest. But so does someone else.
(Edicions Barcanova. Barcelona, 1981).
When El Blauet decided to leave the jungle and see the world, he had to learn a lot about how we cope with cold and heat in our country, because in the jungle the weather is always the same.
La història que en Roc Pons no coneixia
(The history Roc Pons didn't know)
(Editorial La Galera. Barcelona, 1980).
What can a boy from the present do when he suddenly finds himself in Barcelona in 1714 in the middle of an attack on the city? What did he know?
(The history Roc Pons didn't know)
(Editorial La Galera. Barcelona, 1980).
What can a boy from the present do when he suddenly finds himself in Barcelona in 1714 in the middle of an attack on the city? What did he know?