Born in Castalla in 1911, Enric Valor was one of Spain's most notable modern writers, and received the Honour Award for Catalan Letters. He was invested with Honorary Doctorates from several universities, including Valencia and Jaume 1. He was the author of many literary works, with 'Valencian Fables' occupying a special place. Without this work, it would not have been possible to enjoy many of the stories which oral tradition had instilled in the collective memory of the region. Enric Valor was able to transcribe them using an incomparable richness of language and quality of storytelling.