The day of the book

Saint George Day is dedicated to literature and love. In Catalonia, we have the legend of 'the dragon and the rose'. It's about the story of Saint George knight saving the princess from a terrible dragon. After killing it, a rose came out from the dragon's blood. He gave the rose to the princess as a signal of love for her.

What's more, Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare died on the 23rd of April, that's why we celebrate the book day too. Cervantes is famous for his work on 'La Galatea' and 'El Quijote', and Shakespeare for his work on 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Hamlet', 'Macbeth' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.

On this date, it's typical that men give roses to the women, and women give books to the men. In this way, literature and love are promoted to everyone.

This year, I have bought Pedro Riera's 'La tomba d'Aurora K.', that has won an 'EDEBÉ' prize.