Biography of Mercè Rodoreda

Mercè Rodoreda (* 10. October 1908 in Barcelona; † 13. April 1983 in Girona) was a katalanische Schriftstellerin. She was 74 years old. She was married to Joan Gurguí. Her education included Escola Menéndez Pelayo and Liceu Dalmau. She worked at Revista de Catalunya, Comissariat de propaganda, La Publicitat and Institució de les Lletres Catalanes. She received 8 awards, including Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes, Gold Letter. Her cause of death was liver cancer. She was buried at Cementiri de Romanyà de la Selva.