Background
Maragall"s upper-class family was dedicated to the flourishing textile industry in Barcelona, and after finishing school, Joan Maragall took on his father"s job.
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Maragall"s upper-class family was dedicated to the flourishing textile industry in Barcelona, and after finishing school, Joan Maragall took on his father"s job.
Having never liked his family"s trade, he decided to go to university instead where he studied law. Unfortunately, he never finished.
His manuscripts are preserved in the Joan Maragall Archive of Barcelona. His private home in Sant Gervasi was bought by the Biblioteca de Catalunya and can be visited.
Institut d"Estudis Catalans.