Roig, Montserrat / Escritor
Ganadora del Premio Victor CatalÃ
Candidata al Premio Oxford-Weidenfeld
In the eight stories presented in The Song of Youth, Montserrat Roig (Barcelona, 1946-1991) employs language
as a weapon against political and social “dismemory”, enabling the stories of those silenced by the brutal Franco
regime to come to the fore. Feminist, critical but always lyrical, RoigÂ’s writing gives shape and meaning to the
human experience.
“Montserrat Roig is the first total female writer in the history of Catalan literature.”
Marta Pessarrodona
“A more melancholic tone, with more dramatic situation and countrpoints marked in sadness mark the eight
short stories that make up The Song of Youth, RoigÂ’s last collection of narrative, the collection showing the
thematic maturity and style so typical of the author.”
Carles Geli, El PaÃs
“Montserrat Roig is one of the writers of contemporary Catalan literature with the furthest global reach in
terms of European letters.”
Teresa Amiguet, La Vanguardia
“Roig brings with her a good dose of adventure. In her words and in her expressions. She was a woman who
wrote and lived life to the full, and everything she searched for, she found.”
Mercé Ibarz, Barcelona.cat
