María Dolores Alibés i Riera (2 January 1941 Vidrà, Osona - 8 November 2009 Sant Pau, Ripollès)[1] was a Catalan author of children's books. She was the sister of sports journalist Arcadi Alibés, and was emotionally involved with cartoonist Juan López Fernández, "Jan".[2]
Maria Dolors Alibés | |
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 in 1989 | |
| Born | Maria Dolors Alibés i Riera 2 January 1941 |
| Died | 8 November 2009 (aged 68) |
| Language | Catalan |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Notable awards | Prize Cavall Fort de contes |
Career edit
Alibés i Riera was a regular contributor to media outlets (Avui, Cavall Fort, Tretzevents, Regió 7, El 9 Nou, Catalunya Ràdio, Ràdio Olot), and a children's author. She wrote forty books for children, including novels and story books. Some of these books were translated into Basque, Spanish, Aranese, Galician and French. She penned How to Make a Comic Book (1989), with Jan. She was a historian and teacher.[2] Riera remained active, writing books even in 2009, the year she died, since two of her books, Superfantasmas in a Supermarket' (Bruño) and 'Grillo Gherkin' ('Grill cordill' in Catalan, both with Bruño) were published that year.[3]
Awards edit
Works edit
- Buscando un nombre, La Galera, 1979 (Searching for a name, 1979)
- Tasma el fantasma, Teide, 1983 (Tasme, the ghost, 1985)
- Contestadors automàtics, premio Cavall Fort de cuentos de las Fiestas Populares de Cultura Pompeu Fabra, 1983
- Máquinas de empaquetar humo y otros inventos, La Galera, 1984 (Smoke Packing Machines and Other Engines)
- Vamos a contar ratones, La Galera, 1986 (Let's count mice)
- Un botón llorón, La Galera, 1987 (A weeping button)
- El planeta Mo, Crüilla, 1988
- Superfantasmas en un supermercado, Bruño, 1993 (Superfantasmas in a supermarket)
- El planeta de cristal, El Arca de Junior, 1994 (The Crystal Planet)
- Niebla en los bolsillos, La Galera, 1998 (Fog in the pockets)
- Grillo Pepinillo, Bruño, 2003 (Grill Cordill, 1996 )[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Fallece a los 69 años la escritora Maria Dolors Alibés, maestra de la literatura infantil". La Vanguardia. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Cómo hacer un tebeo, según Jan: las escarolitrópico gmnésicas lecciones del creador de Superlópez". Caninomag.es. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Fallece a los 69 años la escritora Maria Dolors Alibés, maestra de la literatura infantil". Europa Press. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ "Inici". Departament de Cultura. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Superfantasmas en un supermercado; Maria Dolors Alibés". Studylib.es. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "M. Dolors Alibés - Biografía, libros y novelas (Pag 1)". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
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