by Pere Calders · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440058980
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«Tots els contes» is the collection of short stories by Pere Calders, published in 1973 by Diputació de Barcelona in hardback (415 pages, in Catalan).
The volume brings together the short stories Pere Calders wrote between 1936 and 1967, including those collected in El primer arlequí and Cròniques de la veritat oculta. This groups together his short fiction in the Catalan language.
The cover, in olive-green cloth, reproduces the title and the author's name with gold stamping.
Pere Calders i Rossinyol was a writer, journalist and illustrator from Catalonia, known mainly for his work as a short story writer. Over his life, he received several awards, including the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1982 and the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes in 1986. Besides short stories, Calders wrote several novels and journalistic articles for some of the most important publications in Catalonia. His writings were noted for their irony and occasional fantasy. As an illustrator, he reached the position of director of L'Esquella de la Torratxa, together with his friend Tísner.
