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Just a little taste (or Part One), in chronological order, of probably the best among invisible literatures in terms of quantity and quality. I selected a few great writers from Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands and Aragon.
· Note: These are great books. Yet for some reason, some of the great books in Catalan modern literature have been translated into several languages but not into English yet...
Medieval Catalan:
1276) THE BOOK OF DEEDS (LLIBRE DELS FEYTS), by King JAMES I
1284) THE BOOK OF THE LOVER AND THE BELOVED (LLIBRE D'AMIC E AMAT), by Ramon LLULL
1381) BOOK OF FORTUNE AND PRUDENCE (LLIBRE DE FORTUNA E PRUDÈNCIA), by Bernat METGE
15th century) CURIAL AND GUELFA (CURIAL E GÜELFA), unknown author
1490) TIRANT THE WHITE KNIGHT (TIRANT LO BLANCH), by Joanot MARTORELL
~ ' The best book in the world ', said Cervantes ~
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Modern Catalan:
1905) SOLITUDE (SOLITUD), by Víctor Català (real name Caterina Albert)
1961) THE DOLLS' ROOM (BEARN O LA SALA DE LES NINES), by Llorenç VILLALONGA
1962) THE TIME OF THE DOVES (LA PLAÇA DEL DIAMANT), by Mercè RODOREDA
1975) HORSES INTO THE NIGHT (CAVALLS CAP A LA FOSCA), by Baltasar PORCEL
1986) O'CLOCK, 16 stories by Quim MONZÓ
1988) THE TOWPATH (CAMÍ DE SIRGA), by Jesús MONCADA
Postwar and contemporary Catalan poetry, translated by Rosenthal.
2002) COLD SKIN (LA PELL FREDA), by Albert SÁNCHEZ PIÑOL
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