Arcadi Espada

Arcadi Espada
Born1957 (age 68–69)
OccupationWriter
LanguageSpanish
NationalitySpanish
Website
www.arcadiespada.es

Arcadi Espada (born 1957) is a Spanish writer and journalist.[1][2][3]

Arcadi Espada, known in his early years as Arcadio Espada, was born in Barcelona in 1957 and graduated with a degree in Information Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1981.

Profesional activity

Since 1977, he has been contributing to various daily newspapers: Mundo Diario, El Noticiero Universal, La Vanguardia, Diario de Barcelona, El País and, currently, El Mundo. From November 2010 to February 2011, he was director of the Ibercrea Institute.

He won the Ciudad de Barcelona de Literatura's 2000 Francisco Cerecedo award for his Contra Catalunya, the 2002 Espasa de Ensayo award for Diarios,[4] and the 2000 Association of European Journalists' Francisco Cerecedo prize for his El Raval: del amor a los niños.[5][6]

Criticism

Arcadi Espada criticised politicians who oppose induced abortion in cases of life-compatible foetal abnormalities in an opinion piece.

References

  1. ^ Rius, Xavier (2023-06-01). "Cómo se hace un hombre". e-noticies.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  2. ^ "Arcadi Espada: «Yo practicaba el sexo con ambición política... los orgasmos eran esplendorosos»". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. ^ Navajas, Santiago (2023-07-21). "De Arcadio a Arcadi". Club de Libertad Digital (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  4. ^ Fraga, Josep Pons (2025-08-11). "Arcadi Espada y Josep Pla, 'illòmans' en Menorca". Menorca - Es diari (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  5. ^ "Arcadi Espada gana el Premio Francisco Cerecedo". El País (in Spanish). 2000-07-21. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  6. ^ Giménez de Cisneros, Darío (2001). "Ressenya". Anàlisi: quaderns de comunicació i cultura (26): 232–236. eISSN 2340-5236. ISSN 0211-2175.