El Gall Editor

El Gall Editor is an independent publishing house based in Pollença, Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. It was founded in 1996 on the initiative of Gracià Sánchez Font. The publisher has built its identity around translations of international literary works, bringing global voices into Catalan. It also publishes the winning works of the Premis Pollença de Literatura in the categories of Narrative and Poetry. Its catalogue has grown to nearly 150 publications. Among its most notable projects is the collection Ramon Llull, dedicated to disseminating cultural works across various fields. The publisher has edited more than twenty collections, including El cabàs for general narrative and Els fiters for essays on broad topics. Authors published by El Gall Editor include Albert Herranz Hammer, Antonio Lobo Antunes, and Blai Bonet. In 2009, the publisher released a facsimile edition of La nostra terra, a magazine originally published in Mallorca from 1928 to 1936. The most controversial book it has published was Ajuntament Bon Dia, which dealt with the daily life of the Ses Salines town council and was ordered seized by the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands in February 2004. El Gall Editor remains an active, privately held publishing brand with a focus on Catalan-language literature, translation, and cultural dissemination.

El Gall Editor was founded in 1996 in Pollença, Mallorca, on the initiative of Gracià Sánchez Font. From its beginnings, the publishing house committed to translating works from the international literary scene, making global literature available in Catalan. It also became the publisher of the Premis Pollença de Literatura in the Narrative and Poetry categories. Over the years, El Gall Editor developed a diverse catalogue that now approaches 150 publications. It has edited more than twenty collections, with notable ones including El cabàs for general narrative and Els fiters for essays on general-interest topics. Another significant collection is Ramon Llull, focused on the dissemination of cultural works in all their aspects. Among the authors published by El Gall Editor are Albert Herranz Hammer, Antonio Lobo Antunes, and Blai Bonet. In 2009, the publisher issued a facsimile edition of La nostra terra, a magazine that was published in Mallorca from 1928 to 1936. The publisher has also faced controversy. Its most polemical book, Ajuntament Bon Dia, which dealt with the daily life of the Ses Salines town council, was ordered seized by the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands in February 2004. Despite such challenges, El Gall Editor continues to operate as an independent publishing brand rooted in Pollença and dedicated to Catalan-language culture.

• 2009

  Published a facsimile edition of La nostra terra, a magazine originally published in Mallorca from 1928 to 1936.

• 2004

  The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands ordered the seizure of the book Ajuntament Bon Dia in February.

• 1996

  Founded in Pollença, Mallorca, on the initiative of Gracià Sánchez Font.

Independent, culturally focused publisher specializing in Catalan-language literature, international translations, and local cultural heritage.

• Ajuntament Bon Dia

  A controversial book about the daily life of the Ses Salines town council, ordered seized in 2004.

• La nostra terra (facsimile edition)

  Facsimile edition of a magazine published in Mallorca from 1928 to 1936, released in 2009.

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