by Elena Fortún · Editorial Renacimiento · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417950835
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«Celia, lo que dice» is the children's novel by Elena Fortún, published by Editorial Renacimiento in paperback (328 pages, in Spanish).
Celia, a curious and stubborn girl, recounts escapades, imaginings and sorrows. Among her confidences: the cats in the trunk room are fairies, and she struggles to understand her school lessons. Her eagerness to help leads her to protect a donkey, work as a maid, and try to bathe her little brother; adults rarely understand her intentions.
First installment of the Celia series; number 14 in the Biblioteca Elena Fortún. Includes an introduction by María Jesús Fraga, a prologue by María Folguera and drawings by Molina Gallent.
For child and young adult readers, and for adults who want to rediscover a classic of twentieth-century Spanish literature.
María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo was a Spanish author of children's literature who wrote under the pen name Elena Fortún. She became famous for Celia, lo que dice the first in the series of children's novels which were a collection of short stories first published in magazines in 1929. The series were both popular and successful during the time of their publications and are today considered classics of Spanish literature.
