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Mercè Rodoreda, Mercè Sala, Joan Triadú and others, in front of the plaque inaugurated in Plaça del Diamant de Gràcia

Date
1980
Archive
Institute of Catalan Studies. Documentation and Archive Service
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-IEC_AMR-11-711_320
Link to the online document
Description

The photograph of Mercè Rodoreda, Mercè Sala, Joan Triadú and other personalities in front of the plaque inaugurated in Plaça del Diamant in 1980 is a public tribute to one of the most relevant literary figures of contemporary Catalan culture. The event, held in the heart of the Gràcia neighborhood, symbolizes the institutional and citizen recognition of the author who gave voice to the collective memory through her work. The document, kept by the Mercè Rodoreda Foundation at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans, is part of a legacy that connects Catalan literature with the great European currents of the 20th century. This image reflects the cultural and democratic recovery of Catalonia after the Franco regime, and highlights the role of literature as a tool of resistance, identity and international projection. It is a testament to how Catalan culture is part of the shared European heritage.