Joan Barril, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joan Barril

writer and journalist

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1952

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 13-Dec-2014

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Joan Barril i Cuixart (20 January 1952 – 13 December 2014) was a Catalan journalist and writer.
He was born in Barcelona, Spain.
He was known for his writing columns in El País, La Vanguardia and in El Periódico de Catalunya. In 1998 he won the Ramon Llull Novel Award for Parada obligatòria.Barril died in Barcelona from pneumonia, aged 62.