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josep maria castellet in march 2009 . 9 january 2014 barcelona , spain josep maria castellet díaz de cossío barcelona , spain 1955 & ndash ; 2012 250px josé maría castellet 15 december 1926 josep maria castellet.jpg josep maria castellet
 josep maria castellet writer editor , poet , literacy critic , publisher ,
josep maria castellet

josep maria castellet díaz de cossío -lrb- 15 december 1926 -- 9 january 2014 -rrb- , also known as josé maría castellet , was a catalan and spanish writer , poet , literacy critic , publisher and editor .
born in barcelona , he began his career in writing in 1955 , and wrote novels and poetry in both catalan and spanish .
his final novel was published in 2012 .
he played an outstanding role in the spanish and catalan culture life of the second half of the 20th century .
he was the chief editor of the publishing house `` edicions 62 '' -lrb- 1964 -- 1996 -rrb- and afterwards president of the `` grup 62 '' .
he was the founder and first president of the associació d'escriptors en llengua catalana -lrb- catalan writers association -rrb- , a board member of the `` comunità europea degli scrittori '' , the `` prix international de littérature '' jury and the dean of the `` institució de les lletres catalanes '' -lrb- institution of catalan letters -rrb- .
josep maria castellet died on 9 january 2014 , aged 87 , in his hometown of barcelona .
