At first glance, it may seem that science fiction has been a minority pursuit among Catalan authors. Historically, it hasn't been a genre highly valued by academia, it has received little—or poor—publication in the media, and readers have only embraced it en masse on rare occasions. The exhibition Essa EfaCurated by journalist, professor, and literary critic Joaquim Noguero (Manresa, 1964), the exhibition aims to correct this perception by exploring some of the most compelling (and largely unusual) works of Catalan science fiction. "Although science fiction has been represented primarily by authors, scholars, and publishers who have not positioned themselves within the..." mainstreamIt has more than a century of history, and perhaps its most recognizable success is the Second origin typescript"Manuel de Pedrolo's novel, which is by far the best-selling novel in the history of Catalan literature," Noguero recalls. One of the clichés of the fantasy genre defines its followers as geeks: perhaps those who cultivate them—even when they become best-sellers– they are too.