Els habitants de la lluna

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Els habitants de la lluna

by Joseph Morató

CA·~2 hours·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total
1

I DE COM VA SER DISCUTIT Y APROBAT UN IMPORTANT ARTICLE DEL REGLAMENT INTERIOR DELS «HABITANTS DE LA LLUNA»

11:01
2

II De Planells, dels voltants de Planells y de Planells mateix.

10:27
3

III Dels Planellenchs, de llur tarannar y de la germanor que’ls unia en certs casos y determinades coses.

6:43
4

IV Pluja, anyorament, amor, somnis, serenata, sorpresa y esguerradures.

9:58
5

V De la secció lírica y de les particularitats que reunían certs instruments y’ls socis que’ls tocavan.

9:15
6

VI Un qu’anyora la dòna, un que se’n vol separar, rahons que n’esdevenen y triomf final del companyerisme.

8:40
7

VII De les tristeses d’en Barrabola y de lo que li va passar al cementiri de Planells.

7:08
8

VIII De com el ser viu moltes vegades no vol dir rès.

7:57
9

IX Unes rahons matrimonials, un cedassayre cedasser, una discussió, y una serenata interrompuda.

8:58
10

X De com en Pepis Calau va ferse seu al batlle y de com el batlle va ser nomenat president honorari dels «Habitants de la lluna.»

10:24

Description

In a dimly lit council chamber perched on the moon’s oldest borough, a dozen representatives crowd onto low ottomans, their shadows dancing against glass lanterns and a colossal spider‑web of crystal. The young President—sharp‑featured, black‑bearded, and crowned with a soft‑brimmed hat—presides over a chorus of eccentric voices, from the bombastic Terratrèmol to the sly master‑of‑houses Fresques, each delivering their petitions in a lyrical, half‑whispered cadence that feels both ancient and otherworldly. The scene crackles with nervous energy as the group prepares to vote on a single, oddly specific article of their internal regulations, setting the tone for a story that blends bureaucratic satire with a vivid, lunar backdrop.

As the candle flames flicker and the glass spider sways, the debate spirals into a colorful clash of philosophies, hinting at deeper questions of authority, tradition, and the everyday absurdities of life far from Earth. Listeners are invited into a world where even the smallest procedural dispute can erupt into theatrical spectacle, offering witty dialogue, striking imagery, and a glimpse of a community striving to carve order out of the moon’s stark serenity.

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Language

ca

Duration

~2 hours (129K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2016-07-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Joseph Morató

Joseph Morató

1875–1918

A Catalan journalist and novelist, he wrote with a sharp eye for everyday life and helped shape the literary world of early twentieth-century Barcelona.

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