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      <title><![CDATA[The magic and darkness of the 'Iliad' want to conquer the youngest readers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/9ab50725-638d-4315-81ff-a1481fadfcfb_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The elevator that goes up to the headquarters of Combel, a seal of children's literature from the Casals publishing house, is a gateway to another dimension. Upon reaching the corresponding floor, the visitor comes face to face with the cardboard version of the characters that delight the youngest readers at home: <a href="https://llegim.ara.cat/comic/sant-jordi-autors-catalans-mes-d-milio-llibres-venuts_1_5006951.html" >Agus Pianola</a>, protagonist of the series <em>Agus and the Monsters</em>, the robot Bitmax, the endearing cat Mixifú, and the mysterious Ticniks. Inside a small room are the creators of the seal's latest and tempting proposal, the adaptation of the <em>Iliad</em> prepared by translator Pau Sabaté (Barcelona, 1989) and illustrator Arnal Ballester (Barcelona, 1955). The volume condenses, in just under 200 pages, all the magic and darkness of one of the literary classics par excellence. The epic poem attributed to <a href="https://llegim.ara.cat/opinio/homer_129_3040162.html" >Homer</a> and dating from the 8th century BC aims to win over new generations of fans as it did, in 2008, with the adaptation for Combel of the <em>Odyssey</em> by <a href="https://llegim.ara.cat/actualitat/premi-honor-lletres-catalanes-albert-jane-escriptor-parlar-catala-barrufets_1_4966927.html" >Albert Jané</a> and illustrated by Pep Montserrat. </p>]]></description>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Combel publishes an attractive and faithful adaptation of Homer's classic by Pau Sabaté and illustrated by Arnal Ballester]]></subtitle>
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