Bragat, the gat influencer of Puig Llorença and its author, Empar Ferrer, from Poble Nou de Benitatxell, left the streets of Pobleras behind for a few hours to attend the Valencia Book Fair. This annual event is an important showcase to publicize the latest publishing news, as well as Valencian authors.
Ferrer, together with the illustrator José Fonollosa, the Councilor for Culture, Víctor Bisquert, and the editor, Nuria Sendra, presented the book Bragat, the gat influencer of Puig Llorença. The author of it gave some brushstrokes on the protagonist of the story and predicted with great conviction that "Bragat will enter your lives and leave a wild imprint on your hearts." She also signed several copies to the people who came to meet Bragat.
As he explained, Bragat is a cat that a poor family adopts after finding him lost in the mountains. “He feels so special because he is so different from the rest of the cats, that he becomes very presumptuous and opens an Instagram account (you can follow him: @bragatthepoblerocat_). He is obsessed with networks and little by little he becomes very grumpy and aggressive when they take away his mobile. He eventually runs away from home and… we're going to see what happens.”
For his part, the Councilor for Culture expressed great satisfaction at the fact that the book, which bears the name of Poble Nou and its most emblematic places as a flag, has arrived at the Valencia Book Fair. “When Empar Ferrer presented us with this work, we knew that we had to carry it forward for several reasons: because of the values it represents and because it vindicates native animals, many of them in danger of extinction. It is a defense of the environment, of biodiversity and, therefore, of our roots. But it also has some brushstrokes of the values with which our city council and our people identify, such as the defense of LGTBI rights or the feminist struggle.
