El contador de cuentos has been awarded the 2009 BolognaRagazzi Award for New Horizons. The Ragazzi Award is among the most prestigious international awards conferred each year in the world of children’s book publishing. If you want to read the jury’s reasons, just click in moremas button. El contador de cuentos ha sido condecorado con el premio BOLOGNARAGAZZI AWARD 2009, en la categoría New horizons! Este premio es uno de los galardones internacionales más importantes que se confieren cada año en el campo de la edición de libros infantiles. Si queréis saber las razones del jurado para concederle tal honor, por favor hacer clic más abajo.
NEW HORIZONS WINNER
EKARÉ – Caracas, Venezuela
EL CONTADOR DE CUENTOS
text by Saki, illustrations by Alba Marina Rivera
The Jury first of all considered the courage shown by illustrator Alba Marina Rivera in tackling Saki’s little masterpiece, one of the most acute and disturbing modern short stories ever. Despite the daunting task, the illustrator shows no inhibitions, uncertainties, doubts or fears. Rather she portrays the many emotions in the story – shock, irony, boredom, disgust and expectation – with masterly strokes, capturing with great visual clarity the atmosphere that reigns in the railway carriage. For this is the scene of a veritable clash between two educational concepts, two moral options and perhaps indeed two worldviews. The aunt, storyteller and children are drawn with allusive elegance, the emotional undercurrents of each scene clearly visible. With her exquisite line work, the illustrator places Saki’s storyteller firmly in the realms of the fantastic. The innovative yet elegant book jacket completes a wholly enjoyable visual presentation.