Goodbye, Ramona

Montserrat Roig was a novelist, short story writer, investigative journalist and feminist activist, described by the poet Marta Pessarrodona as the ‘first female total writer Catalan literature has had.’Megan Berkobien & María Cristina Hall are writers and translators from Catalan and Spanish. Often working together, they have had translations and pieces of work published in various international publications.

‘In two decades of incredible, inspirational writing, Montserrat Roig left an indelible mark on Catalan literature that is finally being brought to the international community.’—Jordi Nopca, author of Come On Up‘Montserrat Roig is one of the writers of contemporary Catalan literature with the furthest global reach interms of European letters.’ —Teresa Amiguet, La Vanguardia‘Montserrat Roig is the first total female writer in the history of Catalan literature.’ —Marta Pessarrodona