Address Unknow is a novel written by Kressmann Taylor in 1938, just before the Holocaust. As can be see on the cover, the story belongs to the epistolar genre and it takes place between November 1932 and March 1934, the period during wich the rise of Hitler and the conversion of German democracy into a totalitarian state ocurred.

The main characters are two friends: the German Martin Schulse and the American Jew Max Eisenstein, who love each other like brothers and who have opened an art gallery together in California. But Martin decides to return home, so Max is left alone to take care of the business. From the first day they correspond, and the fraternal feelings change with the advance of Hitler. Martin and his family become followers of the Fhürer, while Max, despite the distance, will suffer painful consequences.

I highly recommend this book because is short and very intense: in just 70 pages the reader becomes convinced that it is easy for intelligent and open-minded people to be captured by dictatorial regimes, wich destroy families and friendships. But the novel stands out above all for its surprising, shoking and difficult to forget ending. As the New York time said: it is “And absolutely perfect story”.

Núria Tost, classe de B2.1 de Sort

“Someone Like You” is a book written by Roald Dahl. It is a science fiction book, also considered a mystery and horror book. There is not only one story told because every chapter has a new plot. 

Every story has things in common with the others: the mystery, the randomness and, last but not least, plot twists. The writer starts every chapter creating an environment and introducing the main character (or characters). After letting the reader get into the story, the tension rises considerably until the plot twist or, in other words, the big surprise. 

I have to say that I really like cosy and dreamy stories, but what I do prefer is how they are told. This book has both aspects. Characters are described in a way that there is no bad or good one. At almost every end of the stories, the reader can empathise with them, see the tragedy but the luck too. 

In my opinion, this is a great book and easy to read. Chapters are short so everyone can read one or more when there is spare time with no need to be constant. Don’t be afraid to forget where you were because every chapter is a new story. I would recommend the book to anyone that likes unpredictable stories because once you start reading, you could not know how the end is going to be. 

Isabel Travé B2.2

Marjane Satrapi est décédée ce 4 juin. Elle est autrice de Persépolis (2007) et réalisatrice du film Poulet aux prunes (2011) avec Vincent Paronnaud, des livres et un film que vous pouvez trouver dans notre Bibliothèque. J’ai eu la chance de l’avoir fait découvrir à des amis et des collègues et c’est encore un roman graphique que j’aime relire et qui est malheureusement toujours d’actualité. Nous l’avons lu au niveau B2 et C1.

Ici, la dessinatrice Pénélope Bagieu parle pour Le Monde de l’importance de Persépolis.

Un article dans The Conversation “Marjane Satrapi: celle qui a rendu l’Iran intelligible” pour lui rendre hommage.

Here, a tribute in English.

Avui us proposem una revista en català, “Viure als Pirineus” i un llibre també en català, “Cant de Xabrota” d’Arnau Orobitg i Arnau Obiols.

El llibre, el podeu demanar en préstec a la nostra Biblioteca i veureu que el tenim dedicat i tot!

L’Arnau ens el va presentar el dia del lliurament de premis del Concurs Literari de Sant Jordi i també ens en va recitar alguns poemes. És un goig sentir pastors de paraules i d’idees i d’ocells reivindicativament sincers com ell.

Tot seguit vàrem fer el lliurament de premis i… “Viure als Pirineus” ens fa el regal cada any, i ja en són uns quants, de publicar els guanyadors. Aquí podreu llegir els tres premiats de cada llengua: anglès, català i francès. Moltes felicitats i us animem a tots a continuar escrivint i participant al Concurs!

Al nostre Instagram, podeu veure un recull de les fotos d’aquesta tarda literària a l’Escola.

Les cançons dels primers premis, les trobareu compartides als Moodles i Classrooms de cada classe.

Agraïm de nou a “Viure als Pirineus” aquest regal, així com també la generositat de tots els altres col·laboradors i la generositat poètica de l’Arnau.

A part dels llibres de Sant Jordi, penseu en el munt de llibres que us esperen a la nostra Biblioteca!