REVIEW OF 'OFFERS A L'INTERIOR'
The book includes qr codes where you can listen to the stories
One of the editorial novelties of the Ibizan label Edicions Aïllades is a very special book. Is about 'Inside offers and other stories’, a short narrative anthology whose author, Ramon Mayol,, He is also the promoter and creator of the publishing house.
'Ofertes a l'interior' is a book that compiles thirteen different stories but that share the same Ibizan essence. Continuing with its commitment to the dissemination of Ibizan culture, Mayol presents a set of texts that stand out for the presence of characteristic aspects of Eivissa: its landscape, his story, the customs and traditions of its people... In short,, Ibiza is the protagonist.
The stories are narrated in a simple way., wool, with a colloquial language that speeds up reading and brings the work closer to all readers. Some of the texts are traditional in nature and others are more critical., but they all deal with current issues present in today's Ibizan society: the difficulty of the Ibizans to find a home on their island, the importance of customs as the engine of society, generational conflict and unstoppable social change, entre otros.
Nevertheless, the true protagonist of this book is Eivissa. And this is reflected in the importance that the author gives to descriptions of nature, the history, The fauna and gastronomy that shape the Ibizan essence. Especially noteworthy is the portrait that Mayol makes of the rural environment as something impossible to separate from tradition and, por tanto, of the essence of the island. The author values the intergenerational legacy of customs and traditions, that are shown as something braided in family memories and in the emotions and feelings of the Ibizans, but without neglecting social change, that is shown as something enriching as long as it is respectful of the landscape, the typical fauna and flora of Eivissa.
definitely, 'Ofertas a l'interior' is a hymn to everything that shapes Eivissa: its geography, their people, your culture, his, her nature. Ramon Mayol transfers the essence of his island to paper with great sensitivity and emotion, using their native language for this, the Catalan.
By Maite Vallejo
Inside offers and other stories
Foreword by Teresa Navarro Pastor
Illustrations by Marga Guasch.
The book includes a QR code after each story linked to a podcast.
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