Philologist, literary critic and essayist

A writer and philologist, he has edited key works of Catalan and Spanish non-fiction and has authored several books of essays and literary non-fiction.

His most recent publication is the biography Vèncer la por. Vida de Gabriel Ferrater [Overcoming Fear: The Life of Gabriel Ferrater]. He writes for the newspaper El País and coordinates its cultural supplement Babelia.

Last Update: February 20, 2025

© picture: Massimiliano Minocri

Articles by Jordi Amat

Gabriel Ferrater at Mas del Pacarany with his sister Amàlia and their mother, Amàlia. © Arxiu Gabriel Ferrater
A more realistic Gabriel Ferrater from Reus

Ramon Gomis wrote a seminal book on Gabriel Ferrater in the late 1980s. Now, with greater perspective and a more realistic approach, he revisits the subject, moving away from the...

Llibre: Muñoz Ramonet. Retrat d’un home sense imatge, Manuel Risques (ed.)
The prince of the black market

Julio Muñoz Ramonet, the invisible prince of the black market, left his palace on Carrer de Muntaner to the city of Barcelona, along with the extraordinary collection of art that hung...

Llibre: Periodisme malgrat tot, Jaume Fabre
Grey journalism

Fabre is one the journalists who best knows his city. He wrote a splendid doctoral thesis on 1939 Barcelona and played a decisive role in safeguarding the memory of his guild. His new...

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