sˈɛlftˈɔːt, hɪz fˈɜːst wˈɜːk, lˌæ tˈɔɹə də lˌɑːs vˈɪsɪˌoʊz kˈæpɪtˌeɪlz lˌæ tˈɔɹə dˈɛlz vˈɪsɪs kˈæpɪɾəlz, ɪn kˈæɾɐlˌæn, wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
Self-taught, his first work, La torre de los vicios capitales (La torre dels vicis capitals, in Catalan), was published in 1968.