Nosaltres els valencians
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Nosaltres els valencians, "We the Valencian", is a historical and political essay published in 1962 written by Joan Fuster (1922-1992).
The book was the first intellectual effort in the twentieth century to construct an overview of the past and the present of the people living in the Valencian Country, a land between Morella and Elx in the Iberian Peninsula. The book contains a series of suggestive points on their present and identity of Valencians (and the whole Catalan-speaking community).
Nosaltres els valencians started a rebirth of national consciousness among the Valencian people. It provoked strong reactions from Spanish nationalists living in the area, and from the Francoist bureaucrats in Valencia and Madrid, which took place in the first years of Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's death.
The book was also criticized by some Valencian nationalists who considered that Fuster took the Catalan national model as a valid frame for the development of the political autonomy of the Land of Valencia.
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[edit] References
- Fuster, Joan: Obres Completes. Barcelona, Edicions 62, 2002. ISBN 84-297-1069-8
- Fuster, Joan: Antologia de la poesia valenciana : (1900-1950). Valencia, Eliseu Climent Ed., 1994. ISBN 84-7502-027-5
- Fuster, Joan: L'Albufera de València. Alzira, Edicions Bromera, 1993. ISBN 84-7660-164-6
- Fuster, Joan: Elogi del meu poble : Sueca, a la ribera del Xúquer. Catarroja, Editorial Afers, 1997. ISBN 84-86574-57-9
- Iborra, Josep: Fuster portàtil. Valencia, Tres i Quatre, 1982. ISBN 84-297-4121-6
- Iborra, Josep: Breviari Cívic. Barcelona, Edicions 62, 1996. ISBN 84-297-4121-6
- The book itself: ISBN 84-297-1294-1
[edit] External links
- Nosaltres els valencians. The downloadable book (PDF) (Catalan)
- Biblioteca Joan Fuster, Universidad Jaime I, Castellón de la Plana (Catalan)
- Biblioteca Municipal de Godella, on Joan Fuster (Catalan)
