Maria Dolors Alibés

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
in 1989
BornMaria Dolors Alibés i Riera
(1941-01-02)2 January 1941
Died8 November 2009(2009-11-08) (aged 68)
LanguageCatalan
NationalitySpanish
Notable awardsPrize Cavall Fort de contes
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Alibés and the second or maternal family name is Riera; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Career

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
  • Freya, 1981 :
  • Prize Cavall Fort de contes, 1983, for Contestadors automaàtics
  • Fundació d'Amics de les Arts i les Lletres de Sabadell, 1984, for On podria pondre un ou?
  • National Library of Munich, 1983, Tasme the ghost [4][5]

Works
  • 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
  1. "Fallece a los 69 años la escritora Maria Dolors Alibés, maestra de la literatura infantil". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Cómo hacer un tebeo, según Jan: las escarolitrópico gmnésicas lecciones del creador de Superlópez". Caninomag.es. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. Press, Europa (2009-11-09). "Fallece a los 69 años la escritora Maria Dolors Alibés, maestra de la literatura infantil". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  4. "Inici". Departament de Cultura. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. "Superfantasmas en un supermercado; Maria Dolors Alibés". Studylib.es. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-07-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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