The phrase popularized by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, «Arròs i tartana, casaca a la moda, i rode la bola a la valenciana» (Rice and cart, fashionable coat, and the ball rolls in the Valencian way), has come to life again in a literary route through the center of Valencia. This activity revives the settings that the writer immortalized in his Valencian cycle novels.
The itinerary, which uses one of Blasco Ibáñez's most celebrated works, Arròs i tartana, as its guiding thread, begins at the foot of the Serranos Towers. Throughout the tour, participants evoke a city marked by social inequalities, as reflected in the literary narrative, which spoke of a Valencia of misery.
“"Reading leads us to discover a very different society from what other 19th-century artists described, a more pessimistic Valencia."
The route passes through various streets linked to the writer's novels with the aim of disseminating both his work and his figure. Participants value the initiative because it allows them to remember places and a recent history, very well narrated, which sparks interest in how it describes the life of Valencian society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Blasco Ibáñez House Museum organizes this activity monthly, with groups limited to 25 people. Participation is free, but prior reservation is required to secure a spot.
