Source text (please read only from this text!): http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?lang=en&id=0000227325&page=1The novel describes the underbelly of Barcelona in 1910. With a narrative style between documentary and fiction, it tells the story of "La Xava", a girl who is the daughter of a prostitute and a thief. When the girl grows up, she has to fight to survive in this environment of crime, poverty and marginality. The original text is written in Catalan and the dialogues of the characters include words in the slang of the people of the poor neighborhoods of the time, many of them in the Caló language. (Summary by Rafael Ferran i Peralta)
Target completion date: 2024-05-10
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Magic Window:
BC Admin
LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Secció (o Capítol) [#] de La Xava. Aquesta és una gravació de LibriVox. Tots els enregistraments de LibriVox són de domini públic. Per a més informació, o per presentar-vos voluntaris, visiteu LibriVox punt org." [Opcional: "llegit per el vostre nom o pseudònim"] "La Xava de Juli Vallmitjana. Títol de la secció."
End of recording:"Secció (o Capítol) [#] de La Xava de Juli Vallmitjana. Aquesta gravació de LibriVox és de domini públic. [Opcional: "llegit per el vostre nom o pseudònim"] "Títol de la secció"
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:Fi de la secció (o capítol) [#]" [Opcional, si no s’ha indicat ja al principi: "llegit per el vostre nom o pseudònim, ciutat, data."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."Fi de La Xava de Juli Vallmitjana."
Filename: xava_##_vallmitjana_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. xava_01_vallmitjana_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: Kazbek
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.