Estela

Description

Editorial Estela was founded in 1958 under the influence of the French Catholicism that sprang from Vatican II. Its founders, Marià Vila d’Abadal, Ramon Muntanyola and Josep M. Pinyol, among others, wanted to disseminate works in line with progressive Christianity in order to reach a public that was asking for this kind of work. The editorial line went through several hands, including Joan Misser, Vicenç Nolla, Maria Martinell, Josep M. Pinyol, Alfonso Carlos Comín and Josep Verdura.

In 1971, when Estela had expanded its catalogue to included Marxist and combative works and had published a biography of Francesc Vidal i Barraquer, the censors shuttered it. In 1972 it reappeared under the name of Laia.

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Authors

This publishing house’s authors were primarily theologians or philosophers, such as Michel Quoist, Jacques Maritain and Joan Gomis.

• Estradé, Miquel, 1920-1997

• Gomis, Joan, 1927-2001

• Lebret, Louis Joseph, 1897-1966

• Maritain, Jacques, 1882-1973

• Quoist, Michel, 1921-1997

• Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944

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Collections

Estela’s publishing output was grouped into around 40 collections, including Espiritualitat, Biblioteca Teològica del Seglar, El Món Avui, Conèixer la Bíblia, El Nus and Cristianismo y Tiempo.

Advertising catalogue of Biblioteca Teològica del Seglar

• Biblioteca teològica del seglar (1960-1967)

• Conèixer la Bíblia (1963-1967)

• Cristianismo y tiempo (1962-1970)

• El món avui (1961-1969)

• El nus (1967-1970)

• Espiritualitat (1959-1970)

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Magazines

Estela published two magazines: Qüestions de Vida Cristiana and Phase.

Covers of Qüestions de Vida Cristiana and Phase

• Phase (1963-)

• Qüestions de vida cristiana (1958-)

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Outstanding works

Some of the most popular works that emerged from the Estela imprint were Reeixir and Pregàries by Michel Quoist, and El petit príncep by Saint-Éxupery.

Covers of Pregàries i d'El Petit Príncep.