by Pere Calders · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429720310
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«Tot s'aprofita» is a short story collection by Pere Calders, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (176 pages, in Catalan).
The volume brings together brief narratives imbued with Pere Calders' characteristic humor, with unusual perspectives, a blend of lucidity and fantasy, skeptical tenderness and irony. The collection closes with the story «Les cames», in the vein of works such as «El batalló perdut» and «Gent de l'alta vall».
Part of the El Balancí collection (number 155). Winner of the Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Contes i Narracions 1984.
Pere Calders i Rossinyol was a writer, journalist and illustrator from Catalonia, known mainly for his work as a short story writer. Over his life, he received several awards, including the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1982 and the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes in 1986. Besides short stories, Calders wrote several novels and journalistic articles for some of the most important publications in Catalonia. His writings were noted for their irony and occasional fantasy. As an illustrator, he reached the position of director of L'Esquella de la Torratxa, together with his friend Tísner.
