Collects the best stories from the three collections the author published before she died, showcasing many pieces that look at love and loss from a European woman's perspective. Original.
Death in Spring tells the story of the bizarre and destructive customs of a nameless town through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old boy. The boy struggles to come to terms with the rhyme and reason of
In its moment of great splendor the novel was held as a mirror of society: Mercè Rodoreda shatters that mirror in this, her most ambitious novel, which tells its story in brilliant fragments, a
The Time of the Doves, the powerfully written story of a na?ve shop-tender during the Spanish Civil War and beyond, is a rare and moving portrait of a simple soul confronting and surviving a convulsi
My Christina & Other StoriesYears after her death, Merce Rodoreda's work is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance. The seventeen stories that comprise this volume vary tremendously in tone and styl
"Rodoreda had bedazzled me by the sensuality with which she reveals things within the atmosphere of her novels."—Gabriel Garcia Marquez"Rodoreda plumbs a sadness that reache
Other critics have addressed the representation of the body in the narrative fiction of Catalan woman writer Rodoreda (1908-83) drawing on different aspects of feminist theory and gender studies, says
Death in Spring tells the story of the bizarre and destructive customs of a nameless town—burying the dead in trees after filling their mouths with cement to prevent their soul from escaping, or sendi
Mencos, a Berkeley-based writer, editor, and lecturer, and offers a bibliography to illustrate in detail the various ways Catalan writer Rodoreda's (1908-83) work has been read in her native language
A major work from Mercè Rodoreda’s early, realistic period, Camellia Street is set in war-torn Barcelona of the 1940s and 50s and tells the story of Cecilia, who, abandoned as an infant, ends up fleei
Through close textual analyses of the work of Merce Rodoreda, Remedios Varo, oig, and Carme Riera, this study isolates that which defines a distinctly female narrative voice in Catalan art and literat
This is the first in-depth, broad-based study of the impact of the Australian High Court’s landmark Mabo decision of 1992 on Australian fiction. More than any other event in Australia’s legal, politic
It was the stuff of Capa, Hemingway, Orwell, Picasso, Rodoreda, Sender, and a host of others working in Catalan, German, Irish and Spanish from both sides of the Atlantic. It is also very difficult to
Have you ever asked yourself: Who am I? What am I doing with my life? And where am I going?After following her self-absorbed boyfriend to a small town in central Minnesota, writer's block strikes in M
Sometimes, whether you're single or with a significant one, somebody appears in your life unexpectedly. We feel the need to know who this person is, the need to know exactly who this person is.A story
Once, marine life ruled the bay waters of New Jersey. Those who gleaned the treasures of the bay did so with respect. But like the creatures that make the bay their home, the culture and folklore that
The thesis by Merce Pacios exploits properties of carbon nanotubes to design novel nanodevices. The prominent electrochemical properties of carbon nanotubes are used to design diverse electrode config
Leading dance innovator Merce Cunningham not only describes his development as a dancer and choreographer, but also discusses individual compositions—including Torse, Inlets and Squaregame—revealing a
An absolute must-have for toilet-resistant kids. Everything I Know About Poop gives parents an innovative and fun way to help their toddlers achieve toilet-training success, especially the stubbor
