Pep Coll

Josep Coll i Martí (Pessonada, 16 d'octubre de 1949), més conegut com a Pep Coll, és un escriptor català. Autor prolífic, ha conreat tots els gèneres literaris i, àdhuc, periodístics (col·labora amb els diaris Segre, El Periódico i la revista Descobrir Catalunya). El seu món vital i literari són els Pirineus, que ha convertit en un univers llegendari. Ha estat traduït al castellà i a l'èuskar.
A més d'escriptor, ha estat professor de llengua i literatura catalanes, i és un gran amant de la muntanya.

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