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Mercè Rodoreda

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Also known as Merce Rodoreda, Merce Rodoreda i Gurgui, Rodoreda, Mercedes Rodoreda

Spanish writer (1908-1983)

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Mercè Rodoreda was a Spanish writer from Catalonia (1908-1983) who is considered one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century in her region. She is best known for her novels that explore the interior lives of ordinary people, particularly women, and her work remains influential in Catalan literature.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Spain
Active from
1851-02-13
Active to
1922-10-09

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130
Total plays
4,118

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Barcelona
Place of death
Girona
Languages spoken
Esperanto
Native language
Catalan
Field of work
literature
Official website
www.mercerodoreda.cat
Image
Rodoreda.jpg
Number of children
1
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manner of death
natural causes
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date of death
1983-04-13
date of birth
1908-10-10
Commons category
Mercè Rodoreda
birth name
Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí
cause of death
liver cancer
name in native language
Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí
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writing language
Catalan
start of work period
1930-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí ( Catalan pronunciation: [məɾˈsɛ ruðuˈɾɛðə]; 10 October 1908 – 13 April 1983) was a Catalan novelist, who wrote in the Catalan language.

She is considered the most influential contemporary Catalan language writer, as evidenced by other authors' references to her work and her international reputation, with translations into more than thirty languages.

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