Joana E.

Synopsis of Joana E.

«Joana E.» is the novel by Maria-Antònia Oliver, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (224 pages, in Catalan).

Novel based on a true story: the author met Joana in Barcelona in 1979, a vital and extraordinary 69-year-old woman, and decided to turn her testimony into a novel. The narrative adopts Joana's perspective, with her doubts and contradictions, her moments of happiness and misery, her fear, her indignation, her wisdom and her passion.

It belongs to the El Balancí collection, number 245, and won the Prudenci Bertrana Prize in 1991.

For readers of literary fiction who appreciate true stories told in a distinctive voice and narrative written in Catalan.