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Biographie de Jesmond Grech

Jesmond Grech, a Maltese author and teacher, was born on September 14, 1963, in Mtarfa. Growing up in Paola, he attended primary school and pursued secondary education at Mt Carmel College and St Paul's Missionary College. He holds a Bachelorship (1986) and Masters in Education (1990) from the University of Malta. Grech married Mary nee Pace and has two children. His passion for literature began with stories from his family and book-reading programs by Charles Arrigo.
Grech had two ambitions: to become a teacher and an author, both of which he achieved. Early in his career, he co-authored an anthology of poems called L-Ghaxra tal-Hamsa and authored Demm fil-Korsija. Recognizing the challenges of writing in Maltese, he pursued it as a hobby. Grech's interest in writing for children led to books like Mid-Dinja ta' Gorg and an adaptation of Greek myths titled Stejjer mill-Grecja.
He pioneered adolescent literature in Malta with his book Generazzjoni Paceville in 1999. He developed a simple, flowing style, evident in his self-published series Kotba tal-Qalb, with works like Gideb u Mhabba and Mhabba mill-Gdid serialized for TV. His nursery rhymes anthology Bongi Wongi u l-Avventuri Tieghu, illustrated by Marisa Attard, represented Malta at the Tour d'Europe en 27 Livres d'Images exhibition in France in 2008.
Grech's first crime novel, A Simple Affair, set in Malta, was published in 2021. His contributions to Maltese literature have been appreciated by both children and adults due to his accessible writing style.