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Joan Sales

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Joan Sales

Birth
Barcelona, Provincia de Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
Death
12 Nov 1983 (aged 70)
Barcelona, Provincia de Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
Burial
Siurana, Provincia de Girona, Cataluna, Spain Add to Map
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Author, Publisher. Born in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War he was forced into exile in Mexico. There, he created the publishing house Ariel and a magazine for fellow exiles, "Quaderns de l'Exili." In 1948 Sales returned to Spain and began a successful writing career. He is best remembered for his books "Incerta Glòria" ("Uncertain Glory"), "Viatge d'un Moribund" (A Dying Man's Journey"), "Contes d'Ahir i Avui", and "Cartes a Màrius Torres".
Author, Publisher. Born in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War he was forced into exile in Mexico. There, he created the publishing house Ariel and a magazine for fellow exiles, "Quaderns de l'Exili." In 1948 Sales returned to Spain and began a successful writing career. He is best remembered for his books "Incerta Glòria" ("Uncertain Glory"), "Viatge d'un Moribund" (A Dying Man's Journey"), "Contes d'Ahir i Avui", and "Cartes a Màrius Torres".

Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni

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  • Originally Created by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16869545/joan-sales: accessed ), memorial page for Joan Sales (19 Nov 1912–12 Nov 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16869545, citing Cementiri de Siurana, Siurana, Provincia de Girona, Cataluna, Spain; Maintained by Find a Grave.