What is being presented
«Cadaverina» is the second novel by Magda Simó, published by Llibres de la Drassana on 17 November as part of their Jàssena collection. The author will present the book at Llibreria L’Eixam in Valencia. Written in Valencian, the novel is set within the context of contemporary Valencian literature.
The protagonist is Cora, a librarian in her thirties who, after a series of setbacks, finds herself without a partner, a job, or a home. To start afresh, she accepts a position in a small village in the Valencian countryside, where she soon discovers that things are not as they seem. The boundaries of reality blur, and death, which she had already sensed around her, takes on unexpected dimensions. Some of the dead, in fact, will not leave her in peace.
The title refers to cadaverine, one of the biological compounds responsible for the characteristic smell of decomposing bodies, though the metaphor extends beyond death itself.
Who is Magda Simó
Magda Simó is a writer from La Jana whose debut novel, «És naufragi», won the VII Premi Lletraferit de Novel·la. According to the publisher, since its release in 2025, the book has gone through three editions and sold over 2,200 copies, establishing her as one of the standout voices in recent Valencian literature and paving the way for this new work.
