In Diamond Square Virago 9781844087372 First published 1962 as 'La Placa del

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. Barcelona, early 1930s: Natalia, a pretty shop-girl from the working-class quarter of Gracia, is hesitant when a stranger asks her to dance at the fiesta in Diamond Square. But Joe is charming and forceful, and she takes his hand. They marry and soon have two children
for Natalia it is an awakening, both good and bad. When Joe decides to breed pigeons, the birds delight his son and daughter - and infuriate his wife. Then the Spanish Civil War erupts, and lays waste to the city and to their simple existence. Natalia remains in Barcelona, struggling to feed her family, while Joe goes to fight the fascists, and one by one his beloved birds fly away. A highly acclaimed classic that has been translated into more twenty-eight languages, IN DIAMOND SQUARE is the moving, vivid and powerful story of a woman caught up in a convulsive period of history.

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Штрих-код: 9781844087372
Цвет: Жёлтый
ISBN: 9781844087372
Объем: 206
Ширина: 125 мм
Длина: 197 мм
Высота: 14 мм
Серия: Virago Modern Classics
Автор: Rodoreda Merce
Год: 2013
Вес: 156 г
Группа: Книги
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