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  La plaça del Diamant

  Mercè Rodoreda

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  "Distingida amiga: Arribo al despatx mort de son, per culpa de vostè. M'he passat la nit en blanc llegint la seva novel·la, sense poder deixar-la. Feia molt de temps que cap llibre no m'havia tret el son d'aquesta manera. Trobo aquesta novel·la simplement formidable. És la seva obra mestra." (Carta de Joan Sales a Mercè Rodoreda, 1961)"Totes aquestes pàgines, poètiques i patètiques, sense un gra de sentimentalisme, m'han emocionat profundament, i les últimes m'han deixat sense alè. Sembla mentida que amb elements tan simples es pugui arribar a una tensió tan extraordinària, a estones inaguantable. Se m'ha nuat el coll tres o quatre vegades, hi ha pàgines d'una veritat que esborrona. Aquest equilibri perfecte entre el dramatisme, la poesia i la banalitat, molt poca gent el deu haver aconseguit. I t'ho dic, no després de llegir una novel·la policíaca, sinó després d'acabar —immediatament després d'acabar— Els posseïts de Dostoievski." (Carta d'Armand Obiols a Mercè Rodoreda, 1960)"Pocas personas saben fuera de Cataluña quién era esa mujer invisible que escribía en un catalán espléndido unas novelas hermosas y duras como no se encuentran muchas en las letras actuales. Una de ellas —La plaza del Diamante— es, a mi juicio, la más bella que se ha publicado en España después de la Guerra Civil. Mi deslumbramiento fue apenas comparable al que me había causado la primera lectura de Pedro Páramo, de Juan Rulfo, aunque los dos libros no tienen en común sino la transparencia de su belleza." (Gabriel García Márquez, 1983)

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  La teranyina

  Joseph Roth

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  «Un color vermell infinit, sorollós, envoltava en Theodor. Al camp de batalla havia vist i sentit aquest vermell, un vermell que cridava, que bramava com si sortís de mil goles, un vermell que tremolava, flamejava com mil focs; vermells eren els arbres, vermella era la terra groga, vermelles les fulles marrons del terra, vermell el cel que balla entre els avets; vermell llampant és la llum del sol que juga entre els troncs.»
  
  Theodor Lohse és un home mediocre, un antic oficial alemany que s'uneix als grups d'extrema dreta sorgits després de la Primera Guerra Mundial. Sense escrúpols, es val de la violència i la manipulació per escalar posicions i infiltrar-se en el poder d'una societat desorientada i ferida.

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  Tres Anglesos S'esbargeixen

  Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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  "Tres Anglesos S'esbargeixen" by Jerome K. Jerome is a humorous novel published in 1889. Three friends and a dog embark on a two-week boating holiday up the River Thames, camping along the way from Kingston to Oxford and back. Originally intended as a serious travel guide, the work transformed into a comic masterpiece filled with witty observations, disastrous mishaps, and memorable set pieces. The narrator recounts their adventures with fresh humor that has endured across generations, making everyday Victorian pastimes hilariously absurd. This Catalan-language digital edition is prepared with active navigation, clean typography, a custom cover and a reading file stripped of source-site notices, donation text and unnecessary external links.

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  Vilaniu: Novela de costums del...

  Narcís Oller

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  "Vilaniu: Novela de costums del nostre temps" by Narcís Oller is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book appears to center on the life and society of a provincial Catalan town, focusing in particular on the prominent Galcerán family, their associates, and the customs and social dynamics of Vilaniu. The main characters introduced include Don Pau Galcerán, his wife Isabel, her father the General, their children, and their friend Don Ramon Merly, with Albert, Don Ramon's son, presented as a sensitive young man facing a future shaped by family and societal expectations. The novel delves into themes of tradition, social ambition, family ties, and the tensions between rural and urban life. The opening of the novel provides a vivid and lively depiction of Vilaniu as it prepares for its biggest annual festival, with the entire town bustling in anticipation and inundated by visiting outsiders. Through bustling street scenes, preparations in homes and public spaces, conversations among travelers, and the arrival of the influential Galcerán family, the reader is introduced to the social hierarchy and intricate personal relationships that define village life. Special emphasis is placed on the tensions and hopes surrounding Albert's return home from his studies in Barcelona, revealing his inner struggle with returning to small-town routines and expectations. These introductory pages establish the novel's dual focus—on both community rituals and deeply personal dilemmas—laying the groundwork for a narrative rich in local color and psychological insight. This Catalan-language digital edition is prepared with active navigation, clean typography, a custom cover and a reading file stripped of source-site notices, donation text and unnecessary external links.

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  Fra Bernat - i altres contes...

  Francesc de la Via, Bernat...

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  Aquests quatre contes pertanyen al conjunt de la narrativa catalana medieval en vers, constituïda per una cinquantena d'obres, la majoria anònimes. De dos dels contes en coneixem els autors: Francesc de la Via i Bernat Serradell. El primer nascut a Girona i el segon a Vic, pertanyen a dos estaments socials diferents, cosa que demostra que el conreu de la literatura a la baixa edat mitjana interessava a gent prou diversa. Francesc de la Via (1380-1443) era fill d'una família de juristes del patriciat gironí i va ocupar diversos càrrecs municipals. Va escriure el Llibre de fra Bernat pels volts de 1435. Bernat Serradell (ca. 1375-1445) pertanyia a la menestralia ciutadana —fabricava i venia cordes— i amb l'ofici va assolir una bona posició econòmica. Va escriure el Testament pels volts de 1424. Amb les seves obres, els dos autors coneguts i els dos anònims pretenien «passar-se-la bé», com diu el colofó del Fra Bernat. Que la diversió arribi als lectors del nostre segle.

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  L'esca del pecat

  M. (Miquel) Figuerola Aldrofeu

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  "L'esca del pecat" by M. Figuerola Aldroféu is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in Barcelona, it likely explores moral corruption, social hypocrisy, and the vulnerability of working people to predatory elites. It follows Gracieta, a virtuous young seamstress, and her widowed father Pau, targeted by the charming but violent dandy Arturo Bosch and his henchman, while a parallel thread involves the kept woman Antonia de Roca-viva and a jaded marquess. The opening of this novel introduces Pau, a good-natured cobbler, and his daughter Gracieta, courted by Arturo, who poses as a prosperous "stock man." After Gracieta seeks her father's approval, Arturo refuses a humble meeting and instead plots with his fixer, Mala-ánima, to lure Pau away and assault Gracieta in a rented flat; she resists, raises the alarm, and is forced to shield Arturo to save her father, who is being held and wounded. We then see Arturo's double life: he lives grandly under an alias, keeps Antonia—whom he brutally violates—and partners in an insurance-fraud scheme using dynamite-laden crates disguised as goods bound for Montevideo. Meanwhile, a marquess and his club friends gossip, the marquess seduces and installs Antonia after she leaves Arturo, and Gracieta's coworkers and neighbors piece together clues (with a portress's help) to find Arturo, just as he finalizes the explosive scam and swears vengeance against Gracieta. This Catalan-language digital edition is prepared with active navigation, clean typography, a custom cover and a reading file stripped of source-site notices, donation text and unnecessary external links.

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