La Fira del Libre de València closed its last day yesterday with, among others, the assistance of Rosa Montero, who presented La desconocida, a crime novel set between Barcelona and Lyon, co-written with the author Olivier Truc. Montero's was one of the most massive presentations of this 58th edition that closed its doors yesterday, along with Juanjo Millás, who presented Solo humo; Ian Gibson's with Un carmen en Granada; Elizabeth Duval with Melancholy and Elvira Lindo.
The latter has also been one of the best sellers, with En la boca del lobo, as well as Memòries de mi mateix, by the Valencian author Ferran Torrent. These are some of the milestones of this literary contest that has exceeded one million euros in sales as confirmed by the organization, after having an attendance of more than half a million people.
It is an increase of 20% compared to the previous edition, in which they qualify as a "record" edition with 77 exhibitors –19% more than in the previous edition–, in 117 booths –20% more–, and more of 1,000 activities for all audiences. In total, the Fira del Libre de València has invited 130 authors.
Among the most popular activities, the firms of Alice Kellen, Megan Maxwell, KRAO and Pedro Mañas and David Sierra (Anna Kadabra) stand out. Valencian literature
Among the presentations starring Valencian authors, Raquel Ricart stands out, with El dit de Déu; Martí Domínguez, with Mater), and the tribute held in honor of Josep Piera, with Memories of myself.
In the last day held yesterday, Marta Sanz participated, who presented Metallic shutters suddenly come down, “a dystopia with a happy ending”, according to the author. On the other hand, the journalist and writer Valeria Vegas came with A Supporting Actress, her first novel that narrates the relationship between an actress and a cleaning woman. The author has highlighted that “unlike the essay, writing a novel is a process that requires a lot of continuity. If you stop writing for three days, you disconnect from the story.”
In addition, the illustrator Ana Jarén presented the book Escritoras, a book written by Carmen G. de la Cueva that includes the history of various Spanish writers such as Marisol Dorao, Carmen Laforet, Carmen Martín Gaite and Victoria Kent. The illustrator remarked that one of the objectives of the book is to make explicit that "history has treated women artists as if they were isolated in their intellectuality, but that we have to vindicate not only their works but also the links and sisterhood they shared."
