Ediciones Carena

Ediciones Carena is an independent Spanish publishing house founded in Barcelona in 1992 by José Membrive and Araceli Palma-Gris. The project was born with the aim of bringing literature and thought closer to society and serving as a bridge between different ways of understanding life and culture. Its catalogue spans a broad range of subjects, including art, performing arts, political science and law, social sciences, science and technology, cooking, literary criticism, philosophy, psychology, religion, geography and anthropology, history, language and linguistics, children's books, literature, reference works, health, family and well-being, travel and sports. The publisher organises its output into several collections, among them Acidalia, Alfa y omega, Alternativas, Catalán, Cine, Crónica contemporánea, Crónica Latinoamericana, Ensayo, Flamenco, Narrativas, Ojos del mundo, Periodismo, Poesía, Teatro and Filológico. Key collections include poetry, contemporary, social and philological essay, narrative, music and travel books. The house describes itself as having southern roots and a Catalan base, and states that its main objective as a publisher is to embrace the word and give it the meaning it deserves. Carena publishes both established and emerging authors. Among the titles listed in its catalogue are Estética del caos by Pablo Acevedo (2019), Consciencia cuántica by Félix Torán (2018), Ética y estética ecológicas by Joaquín Araújo (2018), El Mayor de los silencios by José Vicente Mestre (2017), La Vitamina P by Félix Torán (2016), La Refundación de la Democracia by José Vicente Mestre (2014), La ausencia habitada by Ferran Garrido (2014) and La noche de los mestizos by Cabello Ruiz (2014). It also publishes works such as Sobre(vivir) by Santiago Tejedor, in the Ensayo collection. The company sells through its own website and through distributors, offering free national shipping on orders over €30 and international shipping from €60. It maintains a blog and interviews section, and accepts manuscript submissions. Ediciones Carena remains an active independent publisher based in Barcelona.

Ediciones Carena was founded in Barcelona in 1992 by José Membrive and Araceli Palma-Gris. The publishing project was created with the intention of bringing literature and thought closer to society and acting as a bridge between different ways of understanding life and culture. The house describes itself as having southern roots and a Catalan base. From its beginnings, Carena has built a catalogue organised around collections that reflect its editorial identity. Key collections include poetry, contemporary, social and philological essay, narrative, music and travel books. Over time the catalogue expanded to cover a wide range of non-fiction and fiction categories, including art, performing arts, political science and law, social sciences, science and technology, cooking, literary criticism, philosophy, psychology, religion, geography and anthropology, history, language and linguistics, children's books, literature, reference works, health, family and well-being, travel and sports. The publisher has released works by a range of authors. Notable titles include Estética del caos by Pablo Acevedo (2019), Consciencia cuántica by Félix Torán (2018), Ética y estética ecológicas by Joaquín Araújo (2018), El Mayor de los silencios by José Vicente Mestre (2017), La Vitamina P by Félix Torán (2016), La Refundación de la Democracia by José Vicente Mestre (2014), La ausencia habitada by Ferran Garrido (2014) and La noche de los mestizos by Cabello Ruiz (2014). The house also publishes titles such as Sobre(vivir) by Santiago Tejedor, part of the Ensayo collection. Carena operates its own website, where it presents its catalogue, collections, blog and interviews, and accepts manuscript submissions. It sells directly to readers and through distributors, offering free national shipping on orders over €30 and international shipping from €60. The company remains an active independent publisher based in Barcelona.

• 2019

  Publication of Estética del caos by Pablo Acevedo.

• 2018

  Publication of Consciencia cuántica by Félix Torán and Ética y estética ecológicas by Joaquín Araújo.

• 2017

  Publication of El Mayor de los silencios by José Vicente Mestre.

• 2016

  Publication of La Vitamina P by Félix Torán.

• 2014

  Publication of La Refundación de la Democracia by José Vicente Mestre, La ausencia habitada by Ferran Garrido and La noche de los mestizos by Cabello Ruiz.

• 1992

  Ediciones Carena founded in Barcelona by José Membrive and Araceli Palma-Gris.

Independent literary and thought publisher with southern roots and a Catalan base, committed to literature and ideas.

Product categories. Books · Poetry collections · Essay collections · Narrative fiction · Travel books · Music books · Children's books · Reference works

1. 1Ediciones Carena official websiteedicionescarena.com
2. 2Sobre(vivir) product pageedicionescarena.com
3. 3Wikidata: Editorial Carenawikidata.org
4. 4Wikipedia (Spanish): Ediciones Carenaes.wikipedia.org