Zeneida Sardà studied French philology at the Toulouse-Le Mirail university, and teaches literature using her ‘vertical reading’ method (www.lecturavertical.com). She has published a dozen books, including Adéu Nereo, which won the La Xarxa prize (1982); Dafinis i Maia, shortlisted for the Joaquim Ruyra prize (1984) and Manuel Capdevila. El goig de realitzar el propi destí (2008). She contributes to the magazine Serra d'Or and has translated film scripts.