Books by Irene Solà
“I am in love with Irene Solà’s writing. It is beyond belief, her talent…The book does have a Catalan flair. She collects traditional Catalan folk stories and transforms them into contemporary stories set in the mountains, in the Pyrenees. In the book, she gives voice to the clouds, or a ghost, or a young deer and they have the same intensity, the same built identity, as a human narrator. They have equal priority of narrative.” Read more...
Gala Sicart, Translator
Interviews where books by Irene Solà were recommended
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1
Death in Spring
by Mercè Rodoreda, Martha Tennent (translator) -
2
Learning to Talk to Plants
by Marta Orriols, Mara Faye Lethem (translator) -
3
The Art of Wearing a Trench Coat
by Sergi Pàmies, Adrian Nathan West (translator) -
4
Permafrost
by Eva Baltasar & Julia Sanches (translator) -
5
When I Sing, Mountains Dance
by Irene Solà & Mara Faye Lethem (translator)
The Best Catalan Fiction, recommended by Gala Sicart
The Best Catalan Fiction, recommended by Gala Sicart
For a long time, Catalan fiction was eclipsed by books in Spanish but these days it’s flourishing, says translator and editor Gala Sicart. Here, she recommends four of the best contemporary Catalan novels and one book of short stories, from the classic Mercè Rodoreda to her 21st-century equivalent.
