These works, dedicated to the author on the Canary Islands Literature Day 2026, are now available in bookstores across the archipelago. The official presentations will take place on June 30 at the Public Library of the State in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and on July 1 at the Public Library of the State in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as announced by the Executive.
Both events, starting at 7:00 PM, will be moderated by Javier Rivero Grandoso, a Literature professor at the University of La Laguna. Free copies will be distributed during the presentations, and entry will be free until full capacity.
“"It is an attempt to delve into the psychology of the Canarian peasant, a complex and hermetic character."
'Teneyda y otros relatos', reissued in collaboration with Nectarina Ediciones and curated by Victoriano Santana Sanjurjo, captures one of García-Ramos's main narrative contributions. The author conceived it as an exploration of the Canarian peasant's psyche, moving away from regionalism to achieve a universal dimension through a protagonist marked by intense passions and the duality between good and evil. The volume also includes the stories 'Romera', 'El opositor', and 'El milagro del cactus feo'.
Meanwhile, 'Guad', published with Baile del Sol, is a choral novel set around the opening of a water gallery in the imaginary Tinerfeño valley of Tenesora. Through the voices of its characters, the work portrays Canarian society in the post-war era, focusing on the search for water, a vital element in the islands' history.
The novel highlights the effort of those who extract water from stone and the fight against exploitation, vindicating the dignity of the impoverished working class. The story intertwines life and death, love and work, repression, injustice, caciquism, friendship, religion, superstitions, and landscape, with water becoming the main narrative symbol and driving force.
