by Narcís Oller · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788474563108
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«La locura» is the novel by Narcís Oller published by Edicions del Mall in paperback (203 pages, bilingual Catalan-Spanish edition).
Narcís Oller narrates the life of Daniel Serrallonga, a Catalan citizen and obsessive admirer of General Prim who becomes involved in politics and eventually serves as a deputy. Written in 1898, when Spain was losing its last overseas colonies, the novel employs the indirect method and engages with the naturalism of Émile Zola.
The edition includes the translation by Jordi Marfà, with editing and prologue by Sergi Beser, in the Marca Hispánica Collection. Published in Barcelona in 1986, it won the Premio Marquesa de Villafuerte.
It will interest scholars of Catalan literature and readers who wish to compare the original text with the Spanish translation.
Narcís Oller i de Moragas was a Catalan lawyer and novelist who initially wrote in the traditions of literary realism and naturalism, later adapting his style to the Modernisme movement, the Catalan equivalent of Art Nouveau. Despite his stylistic evolution, he is considered one of the leading Catalan authors of the 19th century.
