Maria Beneyto

María Beneyto is one of the most important authors in the field of Contemporary Valencian literature. She published poetry and narrative and wrote in Catalan and Spanish. She lived during the Spanish Civil War and the harsh post-war. The poetry highlights of her career are Altra veu (1952), Eva en el tiempo (1952), Criatura múltiple (1954) –for which was awarded the Premio València of poetry– and Ratlles a l'aire (1956) –Premio Ciutat de Barcelona. The 60s were a very important period for her narrative. She published El río viene crecido (1960) –Premio València of literature–, the volume of tales La gent que viu al món (1966), La dona forta (1967) – Premio Joan Senent of novel–, and Antigua patria (1969). A few years later, she won the Premio Ausiàs March for Vidre ferit de sang (1977).

In her last writing period she published, Després de soterrada la tendresa (1993), Hojas para algún día de noviembre (1993), Elegies de pedra trencadissa (1997), Balneario (2000) and Bressoleig a l'insomni de la ira (2003) amongst others. Of the many awards she received along her creative endeavour the Calviana Terzaroli International Award, the Premi de les Lletres de la Generalitat Valenciana and the Isabel de Villena Award should be noted.

 The exhibition, curated by Josep Ballester, will open on April 9, 2025 and will exhibit both works by Maria Beneyto and works by authors who influenced her and that are preserved in the Historical Library.