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Josep Maria Espinàs
Biography
Josep Maria Espinàs was born in Barcelona in 1927. He studied law at the University of Barcelona. He worked as a lawyer till becoming a publisher. He had his first success with his first article, which won a prize. His first novel also received acclaim. He cofounded the publishers Campana, which published and republished his later books. He was also involved in music, cofounding a musical group Els Setze Jutges [The Sixteen Judges]. He has also written music, including the anthem for the Barcelona football team. He has been a very prolific author, writing, in particular, novels, short stories, numerous travel book and journalism.
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Bibliography
1954 Com ganivets o flames (novel)
1954 Dotze bumerangs (novel)
1955 El gandul (novel)
1956 Tots som iguals (By Nature Equal) (novel)
1956 La trampa (novel)
1957 L’home de la guitarra (novel)
1958 Vestir-se per morir (stories)
1958 Guía del Pirineo de Lérida (travel}
1959 Variétés (stories)
1959 Combat de nit [Combat At Night] (novel)
1959 És perillós fer-se esperar (drama)
1960 Els joves i els altres (stories)
1961 Carrers de Barcelona (on Barcelona)
1962 L’últim replà (novel)
1962 Josep M. de Sagarras (biography)
1964 Barcelona, blanc i negre (on Barcelona)
1964 Guía de Tarragona (travel}
1965 Això també és Barcelona (This Too is Barcelona) (on Barcelona)
1968 Els germans petits de tothom (stories)
1968 La collita del diable (novel)
1971 Petit observatori (non-fiction)
1971 La gent tal com és (non-fiction)
1974 Pi de la Serra (travel)
1997-87 A la vora de l’Avui (literary journalism)
1978 Visions de Cadaqués (non-fiction)
1981 Els nostres objectes de cada dia (non-fiction)
1985-1988 Identitats (biography)
1986 El teu nom és Olga (Your Name is Olga) (letters to his daughter)
1986 Lluís Llach. Història de les seves cançons explicada a Josep Maria Espinàs (biography)
1988 El nen de la plaça Ballot (memoirs)
1988 Els germans petits de tothom (children’s)
1989 A peu per la Terra Alta (travel)
1990 A peu per la Llitera (travel)
1991 A peu per l’Alt Maestrat (travel)
1992 Vermell i passa (novel)
1992 Inventari de jubilacions (non-fiction)
1993 Guia de ciutadans anònims (stories)
1993 L’ecologisme és un egoisme (non-fiction)
1993 Viatge pels grans magatzems (on Barcelona)
1994 A peu pels camins de cendra (travel)
1996 A peu per l’Alcalatén (travel)
1996 A peu pel Matarranya (travel)
1997 Un racó de paraigua (stories)
1998 A peu pel Comtat i la Marina (travel)
1999 A peu per Castella (travel)
2000 Viatge al Pirineu de Lleida (travel)
2000 Viatge al Priorat (travel)
2000 Viatge a la Segarra (travel)
2000 A peu pel País Basc (travel)
2001 A peu per Extremadura (travel)
2005 A peu per Mallorca sen veure el mar (travel)
2006 A peu per Aragó. El Somontano (travel)
2007 A peu per l’Alt Camp (travel)
2007 Relacions Particulars (memoirs)
2008 El meu ofici (memoirs)
2009 A peu per Múrcia (travel)
2009 L’última fira de Salàs (travel)
2009 I la festa segueix (memoirs)
2011 Entre els lectors i jo (correspondence)
2013 Una vida articulada (journalism)
2016 La vella capitana : navegant per la vida i la mort (essays)