Joaquim Amat-Piniella
Joaquim Amat-Piniella | |
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Sculpture of Joaquim Amat-Piniella | |
| Born | Joaquim Amat-Piniella November 22, 1913 Manresa |
| Died | August 3, 1974 (aged 60) L'Hospitalet de Llobregat |
| Occupation(s) | writer and political activist |
| Notable work | K.L.Reich |
Joaquim Amat-Piniella (November 22, 1913 in Manresa – August 3, 1974 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) was a Catalan writer. He is best known for his semi-autobiographic novel K.L. Reich, based on his experience as a prisoner in the Mauthausen concentration camp during the Second World War.