Description
Pleated Fans
Book Summary
This volume brings together a carefully curated selection of the winning stories from the Antoni Bofarull Awards and the APELLC Youth Award, two key literary contests for the promotion of young writers in Catalan. The reader will find a representative sample of contemporary short narrative, with diverse styles and voices that reflect the creative vitality of the new generations from the Països Catalans. A work that allows for the discovery of emerging talent and the richness of current Catalan literature.
What is it about?
Pleated Fans is an anthology that collects the awarded works from the XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII editions of the Antoni Bofarull Short Narrative Award, organized by Òmnium Baix Camp, and the V APELLC Youth Award, from the Association of Professionals and Scholars of Catalan Language and Literature. The title, which evokes a variety of styles, reflects the diversity of voices and themes that coexist in the publication.
It includes stories such as "Perdut a la cambra fosca" by David Moragas Llevat, "Terres Blanques" by Bàrbara Molas, "Doble abisme" by Marta Ginebra Domingo, and "Escampar la boira" by Raquel Galofré Bofarull, among others. The edition features a prologue by writer Lurdes Malgrat and is the result of the efforts of Òmnium Baix Camp and APELLC to support young authors who write in the Catalan language.
Main themes
- Youth literary creation in the Catalan language
- Contemporary short narrative
- Diversity of literary styles and voices
- Institutional support for new talent
- Cultural and linguistic identity of the Països Catalans
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in contemporary Catalan literature, especially short narrative and the work of young authors. It is also a reference work for those who want to know the landscape of emerging literary awards in Catalonia and follow the evolution of new voices. Ideal for lovers of anthologies and for those who seek to discover the literary talent of new generations.
What this book offers
- Access to a selection of award-winning stories of high literary quality.
- Insight into the stylistic and thematic diversity of young Catalan narrative.
- Discovery of new emerging authors in the literary scene.
- A representative vision of the current state of youth literary creation in Catalan.
- Support for the dissemination of the Catalan language and culture through literature.
Technical data
- Author: Various authors
- Publisher: Eumo Editorial SAU
- Language: Catalan
- Subject: Modern and contemporary fiction
- Collection: Narrative
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: November 2012
- Number of pages: 176
- Weight: 291 g
Editorial review
Pleated Fans is an anthology that fulfills its purpose of giving visibility to young literary creation in Catalan. The variety of styles and the quality of the selected stories offer a representative sample of emerging talent. It is a work of interest both to followers of short narrative and to those who wish to keep up with the new voices of Catalan literature. The prologue by Lurdes Malgrat adds extra value to the edition.