Joan Fuster Ortells

1922 - 1992

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: existentialism, humanism, Valencian nationalism, Pan-Catalanism

genre: essay, poetry, guide book, aphorism

country of citizenship: Spain

native language: Valencian

languages spoken, written or signed: Catalan, Spanish

educated at: University of Valencia

occupation: journalist, writer, essayist, professor, linguistic rights activist, lawyer, aphorist

award received: Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes, Gold Letter, Serra d'Or Critics Award, honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Prize of Honor Lluís Carulla, Valencian of the year award, High Honour of the Generalitat Valenciana, Premi Josep Yxart

position held: President of Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana, President of Acció Cultural del País Valencià

official website: www.espaijoanfuster.org

Joan Fuster i Ortells (Valencian pronunciation: [dʒoˈaɱ fusˈteɾ j oɾˈteʎs]; 23 November 1922 – 21 June 1992) was an influential Spanish writer. He is considered a major writer in the Valencian language (a dialect of the Catalan language), and his work contributed to reinvigorate left-wing, pro-Catalan nationalism in Valencia during the Spanish transition to democracy. In his influential political essay Nosaltres, els valencians (1962) he coined the term Països Catalans (Catalan Countries) to refer to the Catalan-speaking territories. Source: Wikipedia (en)