For example, instead of writing "There were many mushrooms," she writes a litany of their names: "rovellons, pissacanques, camagrocs, llengües de bou, fredolics." The reader does not need to know these species; the rhythm of the words creates the forest.
The narrative engine of Canto yo y la montaña baila is deceptively simple: a terrible storm sweeps across the Dolomites (and the Pyrenees, depending on the generational echo), and a young man named Domènec dies after being struck by lightning while collecting mushrooms with his father, Sió. irene sola canto yo y la montana baila
Published in 2019, Canto yo y la montaña baila is Irene Solà ’s second novel. It was a critical and commercial sensation, winning the prestigious and the Premi de la CrÃtica de narrativa catalana . For example, instead of writing "There were many
: Domènec's widow, who is left to raise their two children alone in a harsh, beautiful landscape. Hilari and Mia It was a critical and commercial sensation, winning
: It explores the tension between the permanence of the mountains and the fleeting, often violent nature of human history. Irene Solà . EU Prize Literature for Spain 2020.
