J.V. Foix 
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J.V. Foix 
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* 28.01.1893, Sarrià, Španija
29.01.1987, Barcelona, Španija

Josep Vicenç Foix i Mas (1893-1987) was born in Sarrià. He began his law career, but abandoned it due to his literary vocation. In 1917 Joaquim Folguera incorporated him into La Revista (1917-1919) and from then on his career as a publicist lasted until the Civil War as a contributor to various literary media and magazines. Of particular note is his incorporation, when the newspaper became catalanist, into the editorial staff of La Publicitat (1922-1936), where he collaborated daily under the pseudonym "Focius". In 1947 he published his first poetic work, Sol, i de dol, in which Foix combined the Catalan humanistic tradition with the newest literary currents, which he adapted with a singular originality. He was definig himself as a "poetry researcher". In the postwar period it is when he presents his work in verse (On he deixat els claus, 1953; Onze Nadals i un Cap d’Any, 1960) and two new deliveries of his diary of 1918 (Del “Diari 1918”, 1956 and L’estrella d’En Perris, 1963). In 1964 he compiled the volume Obres poètiques, which contains his work of creation published until then and a new miscellaneous book of poetry in verse, Desa aquests llibres al calaix de baix. Despite having stopped writing in 1973, it is in the last three years of his life when he receives recognitions and tributes, such as the Ciutat de Barcelona Prize, Premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes, the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the National Prize for Spanish Literature, among others. His last book, Cròniques d’ultrason, composed of prose poems, appeared in 1985. He died at his home on January 29, 1987, the day after his 94th birthday.

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Objave
  • Gertrudis

    Barcelona: Edicions L’Amic de les Arts, 1927

  • KRTU

    Barcelona: Edicions L’Amic de les Arts, 1932

  • Sol, i de dol

    Barcelona: Edicions L’Amic de les Arts, 1936

  • Les irreals omegues

    Barcelona: Edicions L’Amic de les Arts, 1949

  • On he deixat les claus...

    Barcelona: Edicions L’Amic de les Arts, 1953

  • Del “Diari 1918”

    Barcelona: J.Horta Editor, 1956

  • Onze Nadals i un Cap d'Any

    Barcelona: Edicions L’Amic de les Arts, 1960

  • L’estrella d’En Perris

    Barcelona: Fontanella, 1963

  • Allò que no diu “La Vanguardia”

    Barcelona: Edicions Proa, 1970

  • Darrer comunicat

    Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1970

  • Desa aquests llibres al calaix de baix

    Barcelona: Edicions Nauta, 1972

  • Tocant a mà

    Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1972

  • Cròniques de l’ultrason. L’estació

    Barcelona: Edicions L’Amic de les Arts / Edicions dels Quaderns Crema, 1985

  • Poemes esparsos

    Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 1997

  • Telegrames

    Barcelona: Edicions 62, 2005

Nagrade
  • 1961 Lletra d'Or - for: Onze Nadals i un Cap d'Any

  • 1966 Premio Nacional de Literatura Catalana Jacinto Verdaguer - for: Obres poètiques

  • 1971 Crítica Serra d’Or - for: Darrer comunicat

  • 1973 Crítica Serra d’Or - for: Tocant a mà

  • 1973 Premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes

  • 1975 Crítica Serra d’Or - for: 97 notes sobre ficcions poncianes

  • 1980 Crítica Serra d’Or - for: Obres completes II

  • 1980 Medalla d’Or de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona

  • 1981 Medalla d’Or de la Generalitat de Catalunya

  • 1984 Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

  • 1984 Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas

  • 1986 Premi Ciutat de Barcelona - for: Cròniques de l'ultrason

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