Jordi Cussà Explained
| Jordi Cussà |
| Birth Name: | Jordi Cussà |
| Birth Date: | 1961 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Berga, Spain |
| Occupation: | Writer, translator, playwright |
| Language: | Catalan |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Notableworks: | Cavalls salvatges (Wild Horses) |
Jordi Cussà (Berga, 18 January 1961 – 11 July 2021)[1] was a Spanish Catalan-language writer.[2] [3]
Biography
In the late 1970s he co-founded the Anònim Theatre foundation in his hometown, Berga, collaborating as a playwright and actor. His first novel Cavalls salvatges (2000) reflects his youth addiction to drugs. The novel was very well received by both public and critics in Catalan cultural scene, 'because of its innovation in both its linguistic and stylistic solutions and its themes'. Afterwards he published other books like La Serp (2001), El Ciclop (2017), A Reveure, Espanya (2010) or El trobador Cuadeferro (2016). His last book was published in 2021: El primer emperador i la reina Lluna.[4]
Member of the Association of Catalan Language Writers, Cussà also worked as a professional translator to Catalan. He published translations from authors like Chuck Palahniuk, John Boyne, Patricia Highsmith and Truman Capote.
Works
- 2000 Cavalls salvatges, Novel, Columna Editors (2a edició, revisada, publicada a L'Albí, 2016).[5]
- 2001 La serp, Novel, Columna Editors
- 2003 SensAles, Poesia, Abadia Editors
- 2003 L'alfil sacrificat, Novel, Columna Editors
- 2004 Apocalipsis de butxaca, Novel, Ed. La Magrana
- 2005 La Novel de les ànimes, Novel, Ed. La Magrana
- 2007 Clara i les ombres, Novel, Ed. Empúries.
- 2009 Contes d'onada i de tornada, Relats, l'Albí Editors
- 2009 El noi de Sarajevo, Novel, Proa.
- 2010 A reveure, Espanya, Novel, L'Albí.
- 2012 Contes del Bé i del Mal, Relats, L'Albí Editors.
- 2015 Formentera lady, Novel, Labreu. .[6]
- 2016 El trobador cuadeferro, Novel, L'Albí.
- 2017 El Ciclop, Novel, L'Albí.
- 2021 El primer emperador i la reina Lluna, Novel, Comanegra
As a playwright, he made about fifteen written productions and six premieres: Sòcrates o quasi una tragèdia grega (A.T. La Farsa 1980), Tres vistes per a un paisatge, Exili a Selene, Barcelona 2012, Íntima tragèdia, Godot vas tard (Anònim Theatre 1978, 1991, 1996, 2006 and 2008).
Awards
- 2002 - Premi Fité i Rossell for L'alfil sacrificat
- 2009 - El lector de l'Odissea award for El noi de Sarajevo
Notes and References
- Web site: Molas. Sílvia Marimon. 11 July 2021. Mor l'escriptor Jordi Cussà, una ànima lliure que va trencar esquemes. 12 July 2021. Ara.cat. ca.
- Web site: Jordi Cussà english. 12 July 2021. Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana. ca.
- Web site: Geli. Carles. 11 July 2021. Muere el escritor Jordi Cussà, retratista de la generación de la heroína. 12 July 2021. EL PAÍS. es.
- Web site: Mor l'escriptor Jordi Cussà als 60 anys. 12 July 2021. www.publico.es.
- Web site: Romero. Sílvia. «Cavalls salvatges»: a galop entre l'èxtasi i l'abisme. 12 July 2021. Núvol. ca.
- Web site: "Josep Pla fumava per rumiar adjectius. Jo, quan tinc un dubte seriós, vaig a pixar". 12 July 2021. Núvol. ca.
