Lluís Capdevila i Vilallonga (Barcelona, 1895 – Andorra la Vella, 1980). A writer, journalist, and translator.

He contributed texts to publications such as Joventut teatral, De tots colors, Los miserables, L’esquella de la torratxa, La campana de Gràcia and La humanitat. As a member of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, he served on the front lines in 1936 and sought refuge in France in 1939. During the Second World War, while in France, he actively supported the Resistance movement. In 1950, he began a career as a professor of Spanish literature at the University of Poitiers, where he later founded the Aula de literatura i filologia catalanes in 1970. Upon retiring, he chose to reside in Andorra la Vella, where he passed away in 1980.

In 2014, Carles Capdevila Mur donated his manuscripts to the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, where they are currently housed in the Humanities Library.

Description of the collection: the Capdevila Collection comprises a significant portion of Lluís Capdevila's own manuscripts and typescripts, along with some of his translations. The collection is particularly notable for its abundance of theatrical works.

Cite as: Lluís Capdevila’s Personal Archives (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Collection inventory: https://www.bib.uab.cat/human/fonspersonals/capdevila/

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