Editorial L'Oronella

Editorial L'Oronella is a Valencian publishing house founded in 1995 in Valencia by Felip Bens i Carrión. It publishes books in the secessionist Valencian norm (Normes del Puig), a standard promoted by sectors that consider Valencian and Catalan to be separate languages. The publisher emerged from a group of people from the nationalist and progressive milieu linked to the Normes del Puig, aiming to modernise the Valencian cultural world from an aesthetic renewal perspective and to engage in dialogue with other Valencianist sensibilities. In 2014, the founder sold the publishing house to the non-profit association Foment de les Lletres Valencianes, which currently owns and operates it. The current responsible person listed in official documents is Òscar Rueda. L'Oronella's catalogue is organised around several collections. "Clàssics Valencians" offers classic Valencian authors in modern editions with glossaries and notes, ranging from Ausiàs March to Xavier Casp, and including Guillem de Copons, Joanot Martorell, Sant Vicent Ferrer, Jaume I, Viciana, Timoneda, Gaçull, Bernat i Baldoví, Pròxita, Vilanova, Lluís Alcanyis, Canals, Vicent Boix, and Martí Gadea. "Rajolar" features novels and short stories by contemporary authors such as Alícia Palazón, Voro López, Antoni Atienza, Francesc Tarazona, Josep Cubells, Obduli Jovaní, Simó Santonja, Ampar Cabrera, Maria Jesús Coves, Vicent R. Calatayud, Zaït Moreno, and Lucas Grao. "Els fanals de la terra" focuses on studies of Valencian identity: history, language, culture, politics, and biographies, including works on the Borja family, Faustí Barberà, Nicolau Primitiu, and the Senyera. The publisher also issues the magazine "Lletrafaller", founded in 2004 and directed by journalist Juli Amadeu Àrias, described as a "fallera and regnícola magazine for Valencians" that has become a cult publication with around thirty contributors. Historically, L'Oronella has been a leading publisher in the Normes del Puig. According to 2004 data, it was the publisher that produced the most books per year following the RACV's Normes del Puig, and with only nine years of existence it was the second publisher in absolute number of publications in that norm, behind only Lo Rat Penat. In 2003, while the RACV was considering whether to introduce accents in the Normes del Puig, L'Oronella pioneered the move by starting to publish books with accents before the decision was formally taken in July of that year. At that time, it published 70% of written production in the secessionist norm. The publisher has also been noted for its efforts in publishing books dedicated to Levante UD, including "Historia del Llevant UD", a four-volume monograph totalling 3,212 pages, 2,000 photographs, and the work of 40 collaborators, making it the most extensive publication ever dedicated to a football team. Its first periodical was "Lletraferit", the longest-lived publication written in the Normes del Puig, which disappeared in 2008 and was revived in 2012 by Felip Bens with new editors and texts in standard Valencian. Today, Editorial L'Oronella continues to operate from Valencia under the ownership of Foment de les Lletres Valencianes, with a catalogue focused on Valencian classics, contemporary narrative, and Valencian identity studies, alongside the "Lletrafaller" magazine.

L'Oronella was founded in 1995 in Valencia by Felip Bens i Carrión. It emerged when a group of people from the nationalist and progressive sector linked to the Normes del Puig decided to create a publishing house to modernise the Valencian cultural world from a perspective of aesthetic renewal and dialogue with other Valencianist sensibilities. The publisher adopted the secessionist Valencian norm (Normes del Puig) as its linguistic standard, a norm used by sectors that defend that Valencian and Catalan are different languages. By 2004, with only nine years of existence, L'Oronella was the second publisher in absolute number of publications following the Normes del Puig, behind only Lo Rat Penat, and according to 2004 data it was the publisher that published the most books per year following those norms. In 2003, while the RACV was deliberating whether to introduce accents in the Normes del Puig, L'Oronella pioneered the move by starting to publish books with accents before the decision was formally taken in July of that year. At that time, it published 70% of written production in the secessionist norm. The publisher justified its decision as a rejection of pressure from certain organisations, such as the Grup d'Acció Valencianista, on the RACV to delay the introduction of accents. The publishing house, at one time linked to the Poblats Marítims district of Valencia, published in 2007 the work "Houses from El Cabanyal", a catalogue of houses and dwellings in that district, some of which were threatened by urban plans. In 2013 it reissued the book with new photographs by Germán Caballero. Between the two editions, 28 houses were lost and 42 remained threatened by urban plans. L'Oronella also stood out for its effort in publishing books dedicated to Levante UD. Among the extensive bibliography dedicated to the "granota" team, "Historia del Llevant UD" stands out: a four-volume monograph totalling 3,212 pages, 2,000 photographs, and the work of 40 collaborators, making it the most extensive publication ever dedicated to a football team. As for periodicals, the first magazine published by the house was "Lletraferit", the longest-lived publication ever written following the Normes del Puig. The magazine disappeared in 2008 and in 2012 was revived by Felip Bens with new editors and texts in standard Valencian. In 2014, the editor sold the publishing house to the non-profit association Foment de les Lletres Valencianes, which became its owner. The current catalogue includes the "Clàssics Valencians" collection (classic Valencian authors from Ausiàs March to Xavier Casp in modern editions with glossaries and notes), the "Rajolar" collection (novels and short stories by contemporary authors), and the "Els fanals de la terra" collection (studies on Valencian identity: history, language, culture, politics, biographies). The magazine "Lletrafaller", founded in 2004 and directed by journalist Juli Amadeu Àrias, is described as a "fallera and regnícola magazine for Valencians" and has become a cult publication with around thirty contributors. The GPSR page lists Òscar Rueda as the responsible person for Edicions Foment de les Lletres Valencianes – L'Oronella, with address at C/ Músic Penella, 6, 46017 València.

• 2014

  Editor sold the publishing house to the non-profit association Foment de les Lletres Valencianes.

• 2013

  Reissued 'Houses from El Cabanyal' with new photographs by Germán Caballero.

• 2012

  Lletraferit revived by Felip Bens with new editors and texts in standard Valencian.

• 2008

  Magazine Lletraferit, the first periodical published by the house, disappeared.

• 2007

  Published 'Houses from El Cabanyal', a catalogue of houses in the district threatened by urban plans.

• 2004

  According to data, was the publisher that published the most books per year following the Normes del Puig; second in absolute number behind Lo Rat Penat.

• 2004

  Magazine Lletrafaller founded, directed by journalist Juli Amadeu Àrias.

• 2003

  Pioneered publishing in the Normes del Puig with accents before the RACV formally introduced them in July.

• 1995

  Editorial L'Oronella founded in Valencia by Felip Bens i Carrión.

Valencian publishing house specialising in books in the secessionist Valencian norm and in Valencian cultural identity.

• Clàssics Valencians

  Collection of classic Valencian authors in modern editions with glossaries and notes, from Ausiàs March to Xavier Casp.

• Rajolar

  Collection of novels and short stories by contemporary authors.

• Els fanals de la terra

  Collection of studies on Valencian identity: history, language, culture, politics, biographies.

• Lletrafaller

  Magazine founded in 2004, directed by Juli Amadeu Àrias, a 'fallera and regnícola magazine for Valencians'.

• Historia del Llevant UD

  Four-volume monograph on Levante UD, 3,212 pages, 2,000 photographs, 40 collaborators.

• Houses from El Cabanyal

  Catalogue of houses in El Cabanyal district, published 2007, reissued 2013.

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