Llibreria Serret
A Catalan-language bookshop in Vall-de-roures (Matarranya) founded in 1986, now a cultural management project known as Camins Serret.
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Overview
Llibreria Serret was a bookshop in Vall-de-roures (Valderrobres), in the Matarranya comarca of Aragon, Spain, founded in 1986 by Octavi Serret Guàrdia. It became a notable cultural hub for the Catalan-speaking strip of Aragon (La Franja), hosting exhibitions, book presentations, conferences and round tables. Between February 2012 and January 2020 it was part of the Generalitat de Catalunya's Network of Accredited Bookshops (Xarxa de Llibreries Acreditades), specialising in Catalan and Aragonese literature. In 2014 it received the Búho prize from the Aragonese Association of Friends of the Book and recognition from the Matarranya Business Association. In 2017 it was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi for its constant effort to preserve and spread the values of Catalan culture and language. On 1 January 2020 it closed its doors as a bookshop to transform into a cultural management project. Today the project operates under the name Camins Serret, based at Avenida Hispanidad 21, 44580 Valderrobres, offering books, e-books, audiobooks, literary agency services and cultural management, with a strong focus on local history, the Matarranya region, hiking maps and Catalan literature.
History
Llibreria Serret was founded in 1986 by Octavi Serret Guàrdia in Vall-de-roures (Valderrobres), in the Matarranya comarca of Aragon, Spain. The shop became a cultural reference point for the Catalan-speaking strip of Aragon, organising a large number of events including exhibitions, book presentations, conferences and round tables. Between February 2012 and January 2020 it formed part of the Generalitat de Catalunya's Network of Accredited Bookshops (Xarxa de Llibreries Acreditades), specialising in Catalan and Aragonese literature. In 2014 it received the Búho prize from the Aragonese Association of Friends of the Book and recognition from the Matarranya Business Association. In 2017 it was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi for its constant effort to preserve and spread the values of Catalan culture and language. On 1 January 2020 it closed its doors as a bookshop to transform into a cultural management project. The project continues under the name Camins Serret, based at Avenida Hispanidad 21, 44580 Valderrobres, offering books, e-books, audiobooks, literary agency services and cultural management, with a strong focus on local history, the Matarranya region, hiking maps and Catalan literature.
- 2020
Closed as a bookshop on 1 January to transform into a cultural management project.
- 2017
Awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi for preserving and spreading Catalan culture and language.
- 2014
Received the Búho prize from the Aragonese Association of Friends of the Book and recognition from the Matarranya Business Association.
- 2012
Joined the Generalitat de Catalunya's Network of Accredited Bookshops (February).
- 1986
Founded by Octavi Serret Guàrdia in Vall-de-roures (Matarranya).
Products and positioning
Specialist in Catalan and Aragonese literature and local Matarranya heritage, combining retail with cultural programming and literary agency work.
Books (Catalan and Aragonese literature, local history)
E-books and audiobooks
Maps, tourism and nature guides
Literary agency services
Cultural management
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