by Mercè Rodoreda · Salvat · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434590083
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«La plaza del Diamante» is the novel by Mercè Rodoreda, published by Salvat in hardback (220 pages, in Spanish).
«La plaza del Diamante» narrates the life of Natalia, known as Colometa, in Barcelona during the Civil War and the postwar period. Trapped in a loveless marriage, she struggles to raise her children amid hunger and loss, until circumstances force her to transform and reclaim her identity. The novel also portrays a city and an era.
The novel belongs to Salvat's Grandes Éxitos / Grandes Escritores collection, published in 1994.
A read for those interested in contemporary fiction and portrayals of postwar Barcelona from a female perspective.
Mercè Rodoreda i Gurguí was a Catalan novelist, who wrote in the Catalan language.
