Jordi Coca (Barcelona, 1947) began his literary career in 1971 with Els Lluïsos, which he re-wrote some years later with the title Un d’aquells estius. He has worked in the field of education and has translated plays and poetry collections. His interest in literature led him to write the biographies of the Catalan writers Brossa and Pedrolo, but at the end of the 1980s he returned to the novel with great success, publishing Mal de Lluna (Premi Documenta 1988), La japonesa (Premi Josep Pla 1992), Louise. Un conte sobre la felicitat (Premi de la Crítica 1993), Paisatges de Hopper (1995), Dies meravellosos (Premi Ciutat de Palma de novel•la Llorenç Villalonga 1995), La faula dels ocells grecs (Premi Ramon Muntaner 1997) and Sota la pols (Premi Sant Jordi 2000). He is currently regarded as one of the best authors in the Catalan language.