by Maria Barbal · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429746082
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«Carrer Bolívia» is the novel by Maria Barbal, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (288 pages, in Catalan).
Nineteen-sixties. An Andalusian couple arrives in Barcelona leaving poverty behind and settles in the Besòs neighborhood, on Carrer Bolívia. While he takes part in the union struggle against Francoism, she gradually makes a place for herself in her new life. A novel that portrays Andalusian immigration to Catalonia with closeness and humanity.
The work was published on 19 June 2000 as part of the Butxaca collection by Edicions 62.
For readers of social fiction and contemporary Catalan narrative, with an interest in immigration and working-class life during Francoism.
Maria Barbal i Farré is a Spanish writer. She spent her childhood in rural Catalonia, which profoundly influenced her literary work. In 1964, at the age of 14, she moved to Barcelona to pursue her education, eventually earning a degree in Hispanic Studies from the University of Barcelona in 1971.
