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(Llig la versió original en valencià) A few days ago, I finished reading Ferran Torrent ’s novel Judici Final , the last book in the trilogy that began with Societat Limitada and Espècies Protegides . I buy and read his books for several reasons, including their informative nature. Indeed, one can learn a lot from Torrent’s stories. You recognise discourses, attitudes and character roles which, despite being fictional, resemble what you might find in the streets of Valencia and surrounding areas. I strongly believe that, even though the stories of his novels are fictitious, the shady business, political pacts of dubious morals and the fierce struggle for gaining power are situations which testify what happens, or could happen, in Valencian society much more realistically than what you can see in TV news (especially if you watch Canal 9 news). I find it interesting how every character in Torrent’s novels (the journalist, the detective, the politician, the political adviser, or t...