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RMST 202 Literatures and Cultures of the Romance World II: Modern to Post-Modern
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Jennifer’s Cercas slides

Jennifer’s Cercas slides

Jennifer’s slides on Soldiers of Salamis

Posted in Cercas resources | Tagged with heroes, history, memory, secrets, Spain, war

Patricio’s Cercas slides

Patricio’s Cercas slides

Patricio’s slides on Soldiers of Salamis

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Cercas on the Truth of Betrayal

Cercas on the Truth of Betrayal

Javier Cercas, Soldiers of Salamis

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Cercas Questions

Cercas Questions

Questions on Soldiers of Salamis

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The Time of the Doves; So… who was Maria?

This week’s reading of The Time of the Doves by Mercé Rodoreda was definitely a very interesting read yet unfortunately not one of my favourites. I felt the writing style was a bit exhausting to keep up with because such grand and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with doves, love, pain, Spain, war

Time of the doves -motherhood and war

Wow! This book was so heartwrenching but amazing! the character-building and descriptions were truly encapsulating. Natalia’s life was so beautifully captured, and I felt so immersed in the story. I’ll admit at the beginning I was not into the book that much because of Quimet and how much I disliked him. I was upset at […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Colometa, dovecote, family, motherhood, Quimet, Spain, Time of the Doves, war

Rodoreda on Destitution and Bricolage

Rodoreda on Destitution and Bricolage

Mercè Rodoreda, The Time of the Doves

Posted in Lecture Videos, Rodoreda lecture | Tagged with animals, C20th, Catalonia, families, flight, gender, poverty, Spain, things, war

A Journey Through Post-War: An overview of “Nada”

Entering Carmen Laforet’s “Nada,” one goes on a moving adventure with Andrea, a character whose story goes beyond fiction to touch our humanity. Set in post-Civil War Spain, Andrea’s story delves into the landscapes of resilience and the desire for identity, going beyond a simple recounting of historical events. Her struggles to find her place […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with humanity, identity, nada, postwar, resilience, Spain, war

What it Means to Have Nada

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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