XXI award Edebé of Children's and Youth Literature

David Cirici (Barcelona, 1954) has been a language and literature teacher, a radio and TV scriptwriter, a successful advertising agent: so all his careers have been related to writing stories. He has published several young adult and adult fiction books and has received several children and Young Adult Literature Award as well such as Ramón Muntaner, Marià Vayreda, edebé, Prudenci Bertrana or 23rd April award. In 2017, He also received the Strega Award and Cento Award in Italy for the translation of his work Molsa (Moss) who has previously won the edebe Award.<br/> <br/> David’s works has been translated or published into Dutch, Greek, Russian, Mexico, Slovenian, Chinese, German, Italian, Korean and urkish. (Barcelona, ​​1954), with the novel originally written in Catalan Molsa (Moss), and Pilar Molina (Madrid, 1943), with Tesa, are the winners of the 21st edition of the EDEBÉ award for Children's and Young People's Literature. Two very different stories, which will surprise readers with their characters and atmospheres.

David Cirici invites the reader to follow Moss, a dog who tracks in every corner the smell of happiness of Janinka, the girl who played with him and who lived in his house before the war... A story of sensations, of survival, of feelings, of evocation in the face of that lost aroma, but also of struggle and hope to recover what was lost.

An urban story and parallel worlds make up the novel by Pilar Molina, winner of the EDEBÉ award in the youth category. Tesa, the young protagonist, has temporarily moved to the central Madrid apartment where her grandmother and her great-grandmother live, a mysterious space with high ceilings, long corridors, closed rooms and hidden rooms. From the first night, strange noises overwhelm her and warn her that something mysterious is lurking in her house.

XXI EDEBÉ Award for Children's and Youth Literature

A total of 450 originals, from all over the State and various Latin American countries, confirm the consolidation of the Award in this twenty-first edition.

Bowen Island by César Mallorquí, last award Edebé, has been considered the best Young adult novel of the year 2012 according to the verdict of thirty specialists.

An obligatory reference in the history of this award is the list of award-winning authors, who head Carlos Ruiz Zafón y Gabriel Janer Manila.

In the XXI edition of the EDEBÉ Award, with a total financial allocation of 55.000 euros (30.000 euros for the work Young adult and 25.000 euros for the children's work), A total of 450 originals have participated: 277 in the children's category and 173 in the youth category. Of these originals, 389 have been written in Spanish, 37 in Catalan, 14 in Galician and 10 in Basque. Throughout the twenty previous editions, 24 works in Spanish, 11 in Catalan and 4 in Galician have been awarded, a unique feature of this award being that originals in all four languages ​​can participate.

The reception of originals is expanded again from various Latin American countries: Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia and El Salvador.

They were winners of the previous edition Fernando Lalana, with Parque Muerte, and César Mallorquí (Barcelona, XNUMX) is probably one of the most renowned and bestselling Children and YA Spanish author. In XNUMX his prolific career was recognized with the Cervantes Chico Award. Two years before, in XNUMX, he had received the Spanish National Children and Young Adult Award given by the Spanish Minister of Culture for his worked La Isla de Bowen (Bowen’s Island) a work who has previously received the edebe Young‐Adult Award. During his career, he has been awarded with many other awards including Alberto Magno award (XNUMX), UPC award (XNUMX), Gigamesh award (XNUMX), EDEBÉ award (XNUMX), Gran Angular (XNUMX), White Raven XNUMX and been included in Ibby Honour list in different ocasions. , with La isla de Bowen.