Homenatge Al Llibre - Barcelona, Spain
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Homenatge Al Llibre (Tribute to the Book) is a sculpture created by Joan Brossa in 1994, located at the crossing between Passeig de Gracia and Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes in Barcelona.
Waymark Code: WMQFGV
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/21/2016
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The monument was commissioned by the Guild of the second-hand Booksellers of Catalonia. The location is not accidental; Passeig de Gràcia is precisely where the stands are deployed annually at the Fira del Llibre d'Ocasió Antic i Modern "Ancient and Modern Used Book Fair", organized by this association.
On the pavement around the sculpture one can see tiles engraved with the names of Catalan writers that have been honored for their work. Our pictures show the tiles of the following Catalan writers: Joan Brossa, Pere Gimferrer, Avel·lí Artís i Gener, Isabel-Clara Simo, Albert Jané, Robert Saladrigas, Miquel Martí i Pol and Maria de la Pau Janer.
The plaque reads (Catalan):
"El Fremi de Llibreters de vell de Catalunya a la ciutat de Barcelona. Setembre de MCMXCIV"
Translation:
The Guild of the second-hand Booksellers of Catalonia in Barcelona. September MCMXCIV
A poet, artist and man of theatre, Joan Brossa (1921-1998) was a cultural beacon in Barcelona. His "visual poems", lithographs and other artworks in which letters generally figure, along with all sorts of objects, make his world accessible to those who can't read his Catalan poetry.
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