Abel Montagut

Jesús Abel Montagut i Masip ([ʒeˈzuz aˈbɛl montaˈgut i maˈsip]) (born 1953, Llardecans), commonly known as Abel Montagut, is a Catalan translator and author of both Catalan and Esperanto. He learnt Esperanto at 14 and is a former high school teacher of the Catalan language and literature. In 1982 he began writing Poemo de Utnoa, an epic inspired by various works including: Epic of Gilgamesh, Ramayana, The Bible, Iliad, The Odyssey, Aeneid, etc. He won a prize at the 1983 Internaciaj Floraj Ludoj (International Floral Games) with a poem from Amkantoj, a translation of Cants d'amor (Love songs) by Ausiàs March.

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• Originals
• Translations
• Catalan
• References