Synopsis
The Time of the Doves - by Merce Rodoreda - is the powerfully written story of a naive shop-tender during the Spanish Civil War and beyond, is a rare and moving portrait of a simple soul confronting and surviving a convulsive period in history. The book has been widely translated, and was made into a film.
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"The most beautiful novel published in Spain since the Civil War."--Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"Merce Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about."--Alberto Rios
"[I] read ["The Time of the Doves"] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific."--Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to "Camilla Street"
The most beautiful novel published in Spain since the Civil War. "Gabriel Garcia Marquez"
Merce Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about. "Alberto Rios"
[I] read ["The Time of the Doves"] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific. "Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to Camilla Street""
-The most beautiful novel published in Spain since the Civil War.- --Gabriel Garcia Marquez
-Merce Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about.- --Alberto Rios
-[I] read [The Time of the Doves] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific.- --Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to Camilla Street
"The most beautiful novel published in Spain since the Civil War." --Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"Merce Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about." --Alberto Rios
"[I] read [The Time of the Doves] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific." --Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to Camilla Street
Book Description
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.
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