Barcelona’s Premis 42 honours Joan-Lluís Lluís’s fable beyond the human viewpoint
Una cançó de pluja and Crisálida win the original-work prizes in Catalan and Spanish; Laura Gallego receives the honorary award.
On 6 November at Fabra i Coats in Barcelona, Spain, Festival 42 honoured Joan-Lluís Lluís for Una cançó de pluja, published by Club Editor. The fable follows Ella-Calla, an orangutan who escapes the ship where she was held captive and tries to reach her native forest in Borneo. The adventure shifts the point of view away from humans. In the original Spanish-language category, the prize went to Fernando Navarro’s Crisálida, published by Impedimenta. The sixth Premis 42 also gave Laura Gallego its honorary award for her contribution to fantasy for young readers. Other categories recognise translations, books for young readers and emerging authors.