Books by Mercè Rodoreda
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review 1: No es perfecto, no es 'redondo', pero la fuerza onírica y alucinatoria de este libro, sobre todo en su primera mitad, no puede dejar indiferente. Mi interpretación apunta a la opresión que ejerce la comunidad, el entorno, sobre los que piensan y actúan diferente, equiparando 'la ...
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review 1: Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. This is the most unusual, twisted, dark, haunting piece of magical realism I've ever read. Or fictional symbolism as I read somewhere? I have no idea how to rate the book, it's so different from anything I've read and like reading, I have to chew on it for...
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review 1: A painfully poetic story, this novel, published posthumously, by Mercè Rodoreda, follows a young man growing up in a fantastical village ruled by superstition. A beautiful village, covered in ivy and wisteria, of all (but one) painted rose pink houses, seems like a dream. Its v...