Bernat Quintana is "happy" reading Miquel Martín i Serra
The actor claims the quality of the prose of the Empordà native, the beauty and depth of his writing
"I'm happy reading Miquel Martín i Serra... you can't write better!" said actor Bernat Quintana a few days ago in a tweet, with an image of the Begur writer's latest book. Answered prose (Periscope). Why? "It's a collection of articles, chronicles, and short texts where the author talks about diverse topics: a landscape from his Empordà, a childhood memory, a delicacy he likes or a way of cooking from his land, his passion for literature, the authors who have influenced him... and he does so with rich and genuine prose," Quintana explains to ARA, whose delight is contagious.
Martín i Serra is one of those authors who has been quietly making a name for himself. His previous book, The shortcut (2020), published at the end of the hard lockdown, was a small boom, and he himself exclaimed, somewhere between surprised and amused, because he had been writing for 25 years and had 18 titles published. "I've worked with the same rigor all these years," assured the ARA. It was then that Quintana discovered him. Although The shortcut It was a novel set at the end of childhood, and there was already an intention to subtly portray the beauty of the small things from the boy's perspective; intangible things, like friends, nature, village life, parents, and literature. In that case, there is no fiction, but the same perspective. "Miquel Martin's prose has the ability to stop time, to describe the small details of reality and to do so by highlighting its beauty, but also the deeper things that lie behind it," says the actor.
"I know where I come from and I try to be consistent," is the quote from Miquel Pairolí that opens the latest book. The Empordà landscape that Martín describes is an incomparable setting at this time of year. "I find that these Answered prose"And their name already suggests it, they're a good read for the summer, when time seems to slow down and stretch out, especially if we're on vacation. I encourage you to discover this extraordinary author from our house, if you're not familiar with him, and enjoy him as much as I do!" says Quintana enthusiastically.
