Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí was a Catalan writer born in Barcelona on October 10, 1908. She is regarded as one of the most significant post-war Catalan authors. Her novel 'La plaça del diamant' is considered the most famous Catalan novel and has been translated into twenty languages since its first publication. It is also regarded as the best novel about the Spanish Civil War, reflecting the collective experiences and emotional turmoil related to that period.
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Meaning of the name - Merce
mercies, grace
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Mercè Rodoreda belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Barcelona
Place of Death: Girona
Cause of Death: liver cancer
Educated At: Liceu Dalmau | Escola Menéndez Pelayo
Occupation: novelist | Esperantist | poet | writer
Spouses: Joan Gurguí
Children: Jordi Gurguí i Rodoreda
Employers: La Publicitat | Institució de les Lletres Catalanes | Revista de Catalunya | Comissariat de propaganda
Awards Received: Flor Natural | Mercè Rodoreda Award | Premi de la Crítica de narrativa catalana | Premi Joan Santamaria | City of Barcelona Award | Mestre en Gai Saber | Joan Crexells award | Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes | Serra d'Or Critics Award | Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la | Gold Letter | Ramon Llull Novel Award
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 10, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 10, 2025 |
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| Sun | 16 Libra 59 | 17 Libra 38 | 15 Aquarius 16 |
| Moon | 28 Aries 19 | 7 Gemini 2 | 8 Leo 4 |
| Mercury | 11 Scorpio 27 | 5 Scorpio 57 | 28 Aquarius 12 |
| Venus | 2 Virgo 43 | 26 Virgo 3 | 24 Capricorn 37 |
| Mars | 0 Libra 18 | 12 Scorpio 31 | 17 Sagittarius 2 |
| Jupiter | 5 Virgo 31 | 23 Cancer 32 | 12 Virgo 16 |
| Saturn | 6 Aries 29 | 26 Pisces 56 | 6 Aries 53 |
| Uranus | 13 Capricorn 3 | 0 Gemini 59 | 18 Capricorn 35 |
| Neptune | 17 Cancer 5 | 0 Aries 16 | 14 Cancer 56 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 48 | 1 Aquarius 21 | 23 Gemini 59 |
| Rahu | 29 Gemini 27 | 16 Pisces 31 | 23 Gemini 15 |
| Ketu | 29 Sagittarius 27 | 16 Virgo 31 | 23 Sagittarius 15 |
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