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In Diamond Square
Mercè Rodoreda
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Description for In Diamond Square
Paperback. First published in 1962 as 'La Placa del Diamant', this is considered the most important Catalan novel of all time. This is a new English translation. Translator(s): Bush, Peter. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
'A small masterpiece' Colm Toibin, Daily Telegraph 'I don't know how many times I have reread the book, including several times in Catalan, with such effort that speaks volumes to my devotion to the novel' Gabriel Garcia Marquez 'The fierce beauty of Rodoreda's writing makes it one of the masterpieces of modern European literature' Independent First published in 1962 as 'La Placa del Diamant', this is considered the most important Catalan novel of all time. This is a new English translation. It has previously been published in English as ... Read more
'A small masterpiece' Colm Toibin, Daily Telegraph 'I don't know how many times I have reread the book, including several times in Catalan, with such effort that speaks volumes to my devotion to the novel' Gabriel Garcia Marquez 'The fierce beauty of Rodoreda's writing makes it one of the masterpieces of modern European literature' Independent First published in 1962 as 'La Placa del Diamant', this is considered the most important Catalan novel of all time. This is a new English translation. It has previously been published in English as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
Series
VMC
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844087372
SKU
9781844087372
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About Mercè Rodoreda
Merce Rodoreda is considered the most preeminent Catalan writer. She was born in 1908 in Barcelona. During the Spanish Civil War, she was exiled in France and later Switzerland.
Reviews for In Diamond Square
An extremely moving love story translated from the Catalan, which reveals much about the Spanish civil war as ordinary, non-political people had to live it
Diana Athill
I don't know how many times I have reread the book, including several times in Catalan, with such effort that speaks volumes to my devotion to the novel
Gabriel Garcia ... Read more
Diana Athill
I don't know how many times I have reread the book, including several times in Catalan, with such effort that speaks volumes to my devotion to the novel
Gabriel Garcia ... Read more