Josep Pla i Casadevall was a Spanish journalist and a popular author. As a journalist he worked in France, Italy, Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union, from where he wrote political and cultural chronicles in Catalan and Spanish. Wikipedia
Born: March 8, 1897, Palafrugell, Spain
Died: April 23, 1981 (age 84 years), Llofriu, Spain
Parents: Maria Casadevall and Antoni Pla
Notable works: Life Embitters
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