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