Joan Puig i Ferreter

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Puig and the second or maternal family name is Ferreter; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Joan Puig i Ferreter
Joan Puig i Ferreter
Born	(1882-02-05)February 5, 1882 La Selva del Camp, Spain
Died	February 2, 1956(1956-02-02) (aged 73) Paris, France
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Writer
Notable work	Aigües encantades

Joan Puig i Ferreter (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈam ˈputʃ i fərəˈte]; 5 February 1882 – 2 February 1956) was a Catalan playwright and politician. His works include Aigües encantades ("Enchanted Waters"), which first appeared in 1908, and Camins de França ("Roads of France"), which was published in 1934 and is considered his prose masterpiece. He was a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia, whom he represented as a member of the Parliament of Catalonia during the Second Spanish Republic.

External links

• Biografia de Joan Puig i Ferreter. Hiperenciclopèdia d'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
• Biografia de Joan Puig i Ferreter. Enciclopèdia Catalana