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Sea (Catalan Literature)
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Description for Sea (Catalan Literature)
Paperback. Series: Catalan Literature Series. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
A moving contribution to the tradition of the metaphysical novel as exemplified by Dostoyevsky and Bernanos, and likewise a worthy counterpart to the vibrant and polyphonic work of fellow Iberians Camilo Jos? Cela and Juan Goytisolo, "The Sea" is a cornerstone of postwar Catalan literature. Set in a tubercular sanatorium in Mallorca after the Spanish Civil War, it tells the story of three children sharing a gruesome secret who are brought together again by chance and illness -- two patients and one nurse. A love triangle, a story of retribution, and an exploration of evil, "The Sea" is "a profound ... Read more
A moving contribution to the tradition of the metaphysical novel as exemplified by Dostoyevsky and Bernanos, and likewise a worthy counterpart to the vibrant and polyphonic work of fellow Iberians Camilo Jos? Cela and Juan Goytisolo, "The Sea" is a cornerstone of postwar Catalan literature. Set in a tubercular sanatorium in Mallorca after the Spanish Civil War, it tells the story of three children sharing a gruesome secret who are brought together again by chance and illness -- two patients and one nurse. A love triangle, a story of retribution, and an exploration of evil, "The Sea" is "a profound ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Series
Catalan Literature Series
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564781437
SKU
V9781564781437
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Ref
99-15
About Blai Bonet
Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela
Reviews for Sea (Catalan Literature)
The Sea is sordid and illuminating, beautiful, haunting, poetic, and full of love for its characters.
Agust Villaronga
Agust Villaronga