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The Time of the Doves - by Merce Rodoreda & Mercè Rodoreda (Paperback)

The Time of the Doves - by  Merce Rodoreda & Mercè Rodoreda (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The Time of the Doves - </b>by Mercè Rodoreda - is the powerfully written story of a naïve shop-tender during the Spanish Civil War and beyond, is a rare and moving portrait of a simple soul confronting and surviving a convulsive period in history. The book has been widely translated, and was made into a film.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The most beautiful novel published in Spain since the Civil War." --<i>Gabriel García Márquez</i> <p/>"Mercè Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about." --<i>Alberto Ríos</i> <p/>"[I] read [<i>The Time of the Doves</i>] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific." --<i>Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to Camilla Street</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mercè </b>Rodoreda</b> is the author of <i>My Christina & Other Stories</i> and <i>Camellia Street-</i>both are available from Graywolf Press.

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