Description
WHAT A REMEDY!
Book Summary
This work gathers the winning story of the 7th Tinet Internet Short Narrative Award (Ciutat de Tarragona Literary Awards 2003) along with a careful selection of the best stories submitted to the competition. The reader will find a mosaic of contemporary narrative voices in the Catalan language, where thirteen authors explore different registers and themes through short stories. An anthology that captures the vitality of current short narrative and offers a representative sample of the emerging literary talent of the early 21st century.
What is it about?
The book collects the winning story of the seventh edition of the Tinet award, a consolidated literary competition within the Ciutat de Tarragona Literary Awards, and complements it with a selection of the most prominent finalist stories. The work brings together thirteen authors who display their creativity in short formats, offering the reader a plurality of styles, arguments, and narrative approaches. Each story functions as an independent piece, allowing for a fragmented or continuous reading, and together they form an overview of the Catalan narrative of the moment, with proposals ranging from the everyday to the imaginative.
Main themes
- Contemporary short narrative in the Catalan language
- Anthology of winning and finalist stories from a literary award
- Diversity of voices and narrative styles of the early 21st century
- Emerging literary creation in the context of the Ciutat de Tarragona Literary Awards
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in short narrative in Catalan, especially those who wish to discover new literary talents and explore a representative sample of the production of a benchmark literary competition. It is also suitable for fans of short story anthologies and for those who appreciate the stylistic diversity offered by a collection of various authors.
What this book contributes
- Access to a curated selection of quality stories, winners and finalists in a recognized literary contest.
- Discovery of thirteen contemporary authors in the Catalan language, with varied narrative proposals.
- A versatile reading experience, adaptable to different rhythms thanks to the structure of independent stories.
- A testimony to the vitality of short narrative in the Catalan literary scene of the first decade of the 21st century.
Technical specifications
- Author: VARIOUS AUTHORS
- Publisher: COSSETANIA
- Language: cat
- Topic: SHORT STORIES
- Collection: NARRATIVE
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: February 2004
- Number of pages: 120
- Weight: 199 g
Editorial assessment
This anthology is of interest to those who follow the evolution of short narrative in Catalan, as it gathers the most prominent proposals from a specific edition of the Tinet awards. The work offers a plural and representative vision of emerging talent, with the guarantee of having been selected by a specialized jury. It is a recommended volume for personal libraries of curious readers and for those who value the collection of diverse voices in a single book.