“My writing is always a testament to what is going on around me and has a large ethical component». Says by Elvira Cambrils (Pego, 1955) After being awarded the Premi Enric Valor for a Valencian-language novel Argila and lime.
this novel is the winner 20,000 Euros of the prize It tells a story convened by the Alicante State Assembly. young immigrant who left Africa to seek the dream in Europe and a mature feminist writer The one who writes in Valencian, the narrator. Both cut their lives in Marina Alta and together, “like the title of the novel, they an extremely durable material».
in Cambrils sixth novelemployed four “long” years to set an endpoint. «The story of the journey of the young refugee, epic air but also lyricalthat of the writer Blanca Miralles tone of post-war writers, and it was hard for me to get two colors,” she says.
novelist who lived in the past professor of philosophystresses that their stories always have “a large ethical component.” “I write because it makes me happy, but at the same time to show the world as I see it and how I think it should change».
common grave of the mediterranean
In this sense, he chose Amina, a young African immigrant, as the lead actor. Giving visibility to “that great common grave that is the Mediterranean” for many immigrants and upon arrival in Europe they are mistreated and defamed.
That “everyone” knows about this subject, but people lose value when they are a number and the situation changes when they have a name and a day ».
As for the other protagonist, “I’m interested in “E”.Relegated Valencian writers; We have a list of famous female writers forgotten by both literary and male writers,” she emphasizes. «Patriarchal literature abandoned women writers, That’s why I wanted to justify the marginalized part of women who dedicate themselves to literature ».
prize delivery
This year’s Enric Valor, Eighteenth Edition, It will be delivered to Elvira Cambrils in 2017. An action to do in Castalla “When these days pass” thus the winner “Take the award as you should», announced Juan de Dios Navarro, deputy for culture.
It should not be forgotten that last year’s winner, Jovi Lozano-Seser, presented the award to be given to him by a decision in the same Provincial Assembly, the provincial organization «The pantomime that Diputación wants to hand out the most important literary prize in the state” And Discrimination against Valencia Comparing with the gala held for the Azorín Prize «and to Valencian writers».
Elvira Cambrils, “I want and I would appreciate it if they give the award in Castalla, first of all, because it is the recognition of the award and the name of Valencian writers».
For the author, “awards These are recognition and important for Valencian writers because they give us more reflection.».
Juan de Dios Navarro emphasized “at a high level” the quality of the 14 works presented in this edition and reiterated his commitment to “continue to invest in Valencian culture and novels”.