Book launch: Plom i formigó by Arnau Castell Alemany
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Starting time: 19:00
Ending time: 20:00
Zone: Culture Centre
Plom i formigó by Arnau Castell, a writer from Xàbia.
The author will be joined by Mavi Pérez, Councillor for Culture, and Francesca Gil Puigcerver.
Winner of the 2026 Premi València de Narrativa en Valencià.
Presentation Free entry
Synopsis
The demolition of a housing development abandoned during the property crash sets off an investigation into a web of fraud that stretched from the Marina Alta to l’Alacantí.
Plom i Formigó is born of a fascination with the concrete carcasses and the graft left to us by the property bubble and by the megalomania that spread all along the Valencian coast. Taking a dystopian approach, it fictionalises events that are all too real. And it invites us to reflect on the relentless destruction of our landscape and heritage.


