he released La flexió verbal where he summarized the widely dialectised Valencian verbs. This work became the principal reference for the normative use of verbs, and is used as essential teaching material for Valencian pupils. Literary works His most known work is Rondalles valencianes (1950–1958), where 36 valencian popular tales are collected as a literary narration. Other works with a similar style are Narracions de la Foia de Castalla (1953), and Meravelles i picardies (1964–1970). Valor was also a writer. His first novel was L'ambició d'Aleix which was started between the 1940s and 1950s, but it was being re-written until its release in 1960. Perhaps his most important novel work is Cicle de Cassana which is made up of three novels: Sense la terra promesa (1960), Temps de batuda (1983), and Enllà de l'horitzó (1991). The Cicle de Cassana trilogy aims for the regaining of collective memory between 1916 and 1939. In 1982 he published La idea de l'emigrant. Awards and honors 1983, Sanchis Guarner's Award (Premi Sanchis Guarner), from the Valencia Province Council. 1985, Valencian Arts Award (Premi de les Lletres Valencianes) from Valencia City Council. 1986, Member of the Philological Department in the Institut d'Estudis Catalans. 1987, Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes (Catalan Arts Honored Award) from the Òmnium Cultural de Barcelona. 1987, Member of the Advisory Board in the Interuniversitary Institute of Valencian Philology (Institut Interuniversitari de Filologia Valenciana). 1993, Honoris Causa Doctor by the Universitat de València. 1993, Saint George's Cross (Creu de Sant Jordi) from the Generalitat de Catalunya. 1996, Miquelet d'Honor from the Societat Coral El Micalet, de Valencia. 1997, Premi Cavanilles from the Valencian Institute of Nature and Hiking (Institut Valencià d'Excursionisme i Natura). 1998, Honoris Causa Doctor by the Universitat de les Illes Balears. 1999, Honoris Causa Doctor by the Universitat Jaume I from Castelló. 1999, Honoris Causa Doctor by the Universitat d'Alacant. 1999, Honoris Causa Doctor by the Universitat Politècnica de València. External links Rondalles Valencianes d'Enric Valor 1911 births 2000 deaths People from Alcoià Writers from the Valencian Community Catalan-language writers Linguists from Catalonia Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes winners Members of the Institute for Catalan Studies