Els llibres personals de Josep Vallverdú: La frustració en l'ancianitat Personal Books by Josep Vallverdú: Frustration as he becomes Older

• Main Author: Maria Pujol-Valls
• Format: Article
• Language: Catalan
• Published: Institut d'Estudis Catalans 2013-02-01
• Series: Llengua & Literatura
• Subjects: Josep Vallverdú, recuperació cultural, assajos, dietaris
• Online Access: http://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/LLiL/article/view/65976

Josep Vallverd&uacute; ha centrat la seva carrera en els assajos i &laquo;llibres personals&raquo; &mdash;tal com ell els anomena&mdash; des de final dels vuitanta, a m&eacute;s de continuar produint literatura infantil i juvenil. Els llibres personals contenen formes tan diverses com mem&ograve;ries, dietaris, articles de premsa, notes on comenta la seva pr&ograve;pia obra i volums de viatges per Catalunya i altres indrets. Aquesta varietat de textos recull temes recurrents que expressen el punt de vista de<br />l&rsquo;autor sobre literatura, pol&iacute;tica i societat, aix&iacute; com la transformaci&oacute; de la cultura catalana des de l&rsquo;inici de la seva recuperaci&oacute;. Aquests canvis contextuals tamb&eacute; comporten modificacions progressives en el pensament de Vallverd&uacute; a mesura que es fa gran, i reflecteixen una decepci&oacute; f&agrave;cilment detectable en els &uacute;ltims dietaris. La pres&egrave;ncia d&rsquo;aquest desengany fa q&uuml;estionar si es dol per no haver assolit un estatus d&rsquo;autor m&eacute;s reconegut o si est&agrave; desil&middot;lusionat perqu&egrave; el projecte col&middot;lectiu i cultural pel qual sempre ha lluitat no ha reeixit.<br />Per valorar l&rsquo;abast de la satisfacci&oacute; de Vallverd&uacute; i l&rsquo;&egrave;xit de l&rsquo;obra, resseguim la seva activitat liter&agrave;ria contextualitzant les seves queixes. Aix&iacute; mateix, tractem la decepci&oacute; de l&rsquo;autor vers la impossibilitat de superar les mancances que continuen fent flaquejar l&rsquo;objectiu de tots els seus esfor&ccedil;os: la normalitzaci&oacute; de la cultura catalana despr&eacute;s del franquisme.<br>Josep Vallverd&uacute; has focussed his career on essays and what he calls &ldquo;personal books&rdquo; since the late eighties, in addition to continuing to produce children&rsquo;s literature. His personal books cover an extensive range of forms, including memoirs, diaries, press articles, notes on his own writings and books on travelling in Catalonia and elsewhere. This diversity shares recurrent topics that express the author&rsquo;s point of view on literary, political and social issues, as well as on the transformation of Catalan culture since the beginning of the modern<br />revival. These contextual changes also entail gradual shifts in Vallverd&uacute;&rsquo;s thoughts as he becomes older, which reflect a recent disappointment that can be clearly detected in his later diaries. The presence of this frustration raises the question of whether he regrets not having achieved the status of a more recognised writer or whether he is disillusioned because the collective project of cultural revival for which he has always fought has not been achieved. By<br />following his literary activity and setting his complaints in context, we assess the scope of Vallverd&uacute;&rsquo;s satisfaction with the success of his work. At the same time, we address the author&rsquo;s frustration at the impossibility of overcoming the shortcomings that continue to overshadow the goal of his efforts: the normalisation of Catalan culture in the post-Franco era.