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Nada

by Carmen Laforet

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London: Harvill Secker, 2007. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First printing of the English edition, translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. Dust jacket is not price clipped and has a protective plastic wrapper. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. A very good copy which appears unread. 2007

Synopsis

Carmen Laforet (1921-2004) had a profound impact on Spanish literature. Her debut novel, Nada , was awarded the first Premio Nadal in 1944. She is also wrote a collection of short stories and five other novels, including Al doblar la esquina (Around the Block) and La mujer nueva (The New Woman) , which won Spain’s National Prize for Literature in 1955. Edith Grossman is the distinguished translator of works by many other Spanish and Latin American writers, including Miguel de Cervantes, Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Álvaro Mutis. She is the recipient of two Translation of the Year awards from the American Literary Translators Association, and the 2006 PEN Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation. She lives in New York City. Mario Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America’s preeminent fiction writers and essayists. His novels include The Feast of the Goat, The Notebooks of Don Rigoberto , and Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter . From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller
Reader’s Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
3869
Title
Nada
Author
Carmen Laforet
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2007
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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