Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda, a book originally written in the romance language of Catalan, set in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It follows Natalia and her life married to Quimet and Antoni.&nbs…
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Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda, a book originally written in the romance language of Catalan, set in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It follows Natalia and her life married to Quimet and Antoni.&nbs…
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with family, war
Hello everyone! Week 6’s reading is Black Shack Alley by Joseph Zobel, the longest book we have read so far. While past books were able to delve into topics in immense detail with only a small amount of pages, I liked that this reading had more s…
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Hello everyone! Week 6’s reading is Black Shack Alley by Joseph Zobel, the longest book we have read so far. While past books were able to delve into topics in immense detail with only a small amount of pages, I liked that this reading had more s…
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Week 5’s reading is Agostino by Alberto Moravia, a very short yet interesting reading. I found this the easiest to read and get into so far, partly because it was only 57 pages and I could read it all in one sitting, but also because the plot and…
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Week 5’s reading is Agostino by Alberto Moravia, a very short yet interesting reading. I found this the easiest to read and get into so far, partly because it was only 57 pages and I could read it all in one sitting, but also because the plot and…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with childhood, coming of age, sexuality
Week 4’s reading is The Shrouded Women by María Luisa Bombal, a story told in first person by narrator Ana Maria. She switches from reflecting on and recounting her life, to the present looking at her dead body, and seeing the people from through…
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Week 4’s reading is The Shrouded Women by María Luisa Bombal, a story told in first person by narrator Ana Maria. She switches from reflecting on and recounting her life, to the present looking at her dead body, and seeing the people from through…
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Week 3’s read is Nadja by André Breton, a semi-autobiographical novel following the authors fascination with a women, Nadja. It is set in France and includes and explores the ideas of surrealism. The semi-autobiographical nature of this reading created…
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Week 3’s read is Nadja by André Breton, a semi-autobiographical novel following the authors fascination with a women, Nadja. It is set in France and includes and explores the ideas of surrealism. The semi-autobiographical nature of this reading created…
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