Baltasar Porcel
Baltasar Porcel i Pujol | |
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Porcel in 2006 | |
| Born | 14 March 1937 Andratx, Mallorca |
| Died | 1 July 2009 (aged 72) Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Notable awards | Prudenci Bertrana Prize 1997 Ulises a alta mar Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes 2007 |
Baltasar Porcel i Pujol (Catalan pronunciation: [bəltəˈza puɾˈsɛl]; Andratx, Majorca, 14 March 1937 – Barcelona, 1 July 2009) was a Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic. His enormous legacy credited him as one of the greatest authors in Catalan literature from the 20th century.