Nada, or Nothing when translated from Spanish, is a heart-wrenching, dramatic novel by Carmen Laforet that details a family’s life in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. Laforet details the class divide, what it means to go hungry, and different kinds of love. We follow Andrea, a student, navigating her strange family and different […]
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Agostino by Alberto Moravia is not the usual coming-of-age novel. The story revolves around the adolescence of a 13-year-old Agostino in the midst of puberty. The novel revolves around sexuality and emotions that the boy faces and how he tackles this uneasiness. Agostino is a mama’s boy and loves her however when a prospective suitor […]
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Overall, I think this is my favourite read so far. The title “The Shrouded Woman” alone was both interesting and captivating. It almost added an air of mystery to the narrative. I found that it had more of the structure that I was familiar with, similar to the standard structure that I have seen before […]
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What may come across as a mysterious book, told from the perspective of a ghost, is a beautiful exploration of a woman’s life and her relationships told in a very interesting way. The Shrouded Woman by Maria-Luisa Bombal is a modernist text that seeks to push the boundaries of what a novel is and who […]
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The second French book of the course, Nadja by André Breton is a short surrealist novel. It was a very fast and interesting read but took me a minute to get into. At first, Breton talks about the theatre and his inability to recognize actors. Upon meeting Nadja however, things become much more interesting. Nadja […]
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“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were” Swann’s way is written in a way that tells two related stories, first of which revolves around young marcel, the younger version of the narrator and his memories and experiences of his childhood town ”Combray”.The narrator has waves of nostalgia and […]
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