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Highlights
- The Time of the Doves - by Mercè Rodoreda - is the powerfully written story of a naïve shop-tender during the Spanish Civil War and beyond, is a rare and moving portrait of a simple soul confronting and surviving a convulsive period in history.
- About the Author: Mercè Rodoreda is the author of My Christina & Other Stories and Camellia Street-both are available from Graywolf Press.
- 208 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, LGBT
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Book Synopsis
The Time of the Doves - by Mercè Rodoreda - is the powerfully written story of a naïve shop-tender during the Spanish Civil War and beyond, is a rare and moving portrait of a simple soul confronting and surviving a convulsive period in history. The book has been widely translated, and was made into a film.
Review Quotes
"The most beautiful novel published in Spain since the Civil War." --Gabriel García Márquez
"Mercè Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about." --Alberto Ríos "[I] read [The Time of the Doves] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific." --Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to Camilla StreetAbout the Author
Mercè Rodoreda is the author of My Christina & Other Stories and Camellia Street-both are available from Graywolf Press.Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.44 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)
Weight: .58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: LGBT
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Theme: Gay
Format: Paperback
Author: Mercè Rodoreda
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 1986
TCIN: 1004351927
UPC: 9780915308750
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-7080
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.61 inches length x 5.44 inches width x 8.3 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.58 pounds
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