About this title: Andrea, an impoverished eighteen-year-old girl travels to Barcelona to pursue her ambition and study literature at the university. She arrives at night, by train, in a city that immediately imposes its bleak, post-Civil War atmosphere on her impressionable mind. She makes her way to the home of relatives, a house she has not visited since her childhood, and before long we realise that she has entered a very strange household indeed. Tension between her grandmother, her two eccentric uncles, an aunt, and the housekeeper is present from the moment of her arrival and it grows in claustrophobic ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: AIMS International Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9788423309894ISBN:8423309894
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Text in Spanish. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 295 p. Coleccion Destinolibro; V. 42. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: New. Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas. GREAT BUY. Brand New From US Distributor. WE ARE A 5 STAR SELLER with OVER 3, 500, 000 BOOKS SOLD. read more
Edition: 7th ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Text in Spanish. xvi, 269 p.; 21 cm. "The text of the seventh ed. has been used...some sections of the novel have been deleted. " Text in Spanish. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780812975833ISBN:0812975839
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: Spanish
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 12/31/1958
ISBN-13:9780195009422ISBN:0195009428
Description: Fine. 0195009428 LIKE NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. Has a small blue ink stamp on bottom/exterior edge of pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2008-02-12
ISBN-13:9780812975833ISBN:0812975839
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780812975833. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2008-02-12
ISBN-13:9780812977714ISBN:0812977718
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780812977714. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: The Modern Library, New York
Date Published: 2007
Description: Fine. No Jacket as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. CN5-An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in fine condition. A new translation by Edith Grossman. A Spanish coming-of-age classic by an award-winning author, in a vibrant new translation by Edith Grossman, for fans of captivating rediscoveries like Ali and Nino and Embers. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Edition: Spanish
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 12/31/1958
ISBN-13:9780195009422ISBN:0195009428
Description: Very Good. 0195009428 Very Good and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Has a publishers mark. Has minor shelf wear from storage. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Engine Feedback and Ratings Before Purchasing-- read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195009422ISBN:0195009428
Description: Very Good. 0195009428 Very Good and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Has a publishers mark. Has minor shelf wear (creased cover) from storage. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Engine Feedback and Ratings Before Purchasing-- read more
"This isn't a genre that I am usually attracted to, but I find I am much more open to trying books I wouldn't have otherwise due to the sheer volume of audiobooks I have been going through lately. Regardless, I thought the writing style was excellent, with an almost prose-like feel to it. Pretty imoressive given that this is a translation. It remided me a bit of The Bell Jar, in that there isn't much going on in regard to actual events and actions, but there is a breadth of things going on at an emotional level. I would have thought that I wouldn't be able to connect with a charcter that is coming of age in war-torn Barcelona in a time period I did not experience, but somehow I did. I guess certain feelings and experiences transcend time and geographical boundries. I appreciated this book for a variety of reasons: the historical back drop that comes across as real and tangible, the depth of the charcaters and their experiences, the beauty of the writing style. definitly better than I expected."
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