Abel Montagut

Career

He learnt Esperanto at 14 and is a former high school teacher of the Catalan language and literature. In 1982 he began writing Poemo de Utnoa, an epic inspired by various works including: Epic of Gilgamesh, Ramayana, The Bible, Iliad, The Odyssey, Aeneid, et cetera

Achievements

• He won a prize at the 1983 Internaciaj Floraj Ludoj (International Floral Games) with a poem from Amkantoj, a translation of Cants d"amor (Love songs) by Ausiàs March.