For me, “The Shrouded Woman” by María Luisa Bombal was an unexpected and intriguing journey. The speaker’s position of this book makes it very fascinating– it’s narrated by a woman on her deathbed. A Unique Narrative Style Bombal’s choice of narrator is striking. The protagonist, Ana María, is caught in a sort of limbo – […]
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Hi again! I hope you are all doing well. This week, I read “The Shrouded Women.” I would say it has been my favourite out of the other books we have discussed. Maria Luisa Bombal does a great job of capturing the story and the emotions of the main character, Ana María. I especially found […]
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Hey Everyone! I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I did. I found this novel an easier read and more interesting than Proust. I liked that I could read about femininity and how the story focuses on the lively women’s perspectives rather …
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Hey Everyone! I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I did. I found this novel an easier read and more interesting than Proust. I liked that I could read about femininity and how the story focuses on the lively women’s perspectives rather …
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Ana Maria, Femininity, jealousy, loneliness, love, Maria's beauty, quotes, short life
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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From the beginning, I was absolutely sucked in by this novel. I found the descriptions to be so poetic and mysterious and the words flowed in a way that kept me very engaged. I actually found the way this book was written to be very relaxing and calmin…
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From the beginning, I was absolutely sucked in by this novel. I found the descriptions to be so poetic and mysterious and the words flowed in a way that kept me very engaged. I actually found the way this book was written to be very relaxing and calmin…
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The themes I thought of after reading Bombal’s “The Shrouded Woman” were love, death, memory, and jealousy. I also thought that the point of view of the narrator was very interesting as it looks through her memories in a unique way. I found myself gett…
Posted in Blogs, Bombal | Tagged with death, jealousy, love, memory
The themes I thought of after reading Bombal’s “The Shrouded Woman” were love, death, memory, and jealousy. I also thought that the point of view of the narrator was very interesting as it looks through her memories in a unique way. I found myself gett…
Posted in Blogs, Bombal | Tagged with death, jealousy, love, memory
★ Trigger Warning: Mentions of suicide, assault, and death. “Why must a woman’s nature be such that a man has always to be the pivot of her life?” Bomal, pg. 226 María Luisa Bombal’s The Shrouded Woman absolutely broke my heart. When I had finished the book, I sat down for a second to just […]
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