An edition of Nada (1945)

Nada

Modern Library ed.
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An edition of Nada (1945)

Nada

Modern Library ed.
  • 3.71 ·
  • 7 Ratings
  • 67 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 10 Have read

"Loosely based on the author's own life, Nada is the story of an orphaned young woman who leaves her small town to attend university in war-ravaged Barcelona." "Residing amid genteel poverty in a mysterious house on Calle de Aribau, young Andrea falls in with a wealthy band of schoolmates who provide a rich counterpoint to the squalor of her home life. As experience overtakes innocence, Andrea gradually learns the disquieting truth about the people she shares her life with: her overbearing and superstitious aunt Angustias; her nihilistic yet artistically gifted uncle Roman and his violent brother Juan; and Juan's disturbingly beautiful wife, Gloria, who secretly supports the clan with her gambling. From existential crisis to a growing maturity and resolve, Andrea's passionate inner journey leaves her wiser, stronger, and filled with hope for the future."--BOOK JACKET

Publish Date
Publisher
Modern Library
Language
English
Pages
244

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Nada
Cover of: Nada
Nada
2007, Modern Library
in English - Modern Library ed.
Cover of: Carmen Laforet
Carmen Laforet: Nada (Coleccion Destinolibro; V. 42)
February 1996, AIMS International Books
Paperback - 1. ed. en Destinolibro edition
Cover of: Nada
Nada
1958, Oxford University Press
in Spanish

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New York

Edition Notes

Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PQ6621.A38 N313 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 244 p. ;
Number of pages
244

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15978835M
Internet Archive
nada00lafo_0
ISBN 10
0679643451
ISBN 13
9780679643456
LCCN
2006046656
OCLC/WorldCat
70284427
Library Thing
381813
Goodreads
62782

First Sentence

"Por dificultades en el ultimo momento para adquirir billetes, Ilegue a Barcelona a medianoche, en un tren distinto del que habia anunciado, y no me esperaba nadie."

Work Description

Nada es la primera novela de la escritora barcelonesa Carmen Laforet y una de las obras literarias más importantes de la España del siglo XX. Se trata de una obra existencialista que representa el estancamiento y la pobreza que se vivieron en la posguerra española, durante los primeros años del franquismo. Dotada de un estilo literario que supuso una renovación en la prosa de la época, Nada refleja también la lenta desaparición de la pequeña burguesía tras la Guerra Civil.

La protagonista de la novela es una joven huérfana de padres, llamada Andrea, que recién terminada la Guerra Civil Española se traslada a la ciudad de Barcelona para estudiar y empezar una nueva vida. Cuando Andrea llega a casa de su abuela, de donde solo tiene recuerdos de su infancia, sus ilusiones se ven rotas. (Wikipedia)


"Loosely based on the author's own life, Nada is the story of an orphaned young woman who leaves her small town to attend university in war-ravaged Barcelona." "Residing amid genteel poverty in a mysterious house on Calle de Aribau, young Andrea falls in with a wealthy band of schoolmates who provide a rich counterpoint to the squalor of her home life. As experience overtakes innocence, Andrea gradually learns the disquieting truth about the people she shares her life with: her overbearing and superstitious aunt Angustias; her nihilistic yet artistically gifted uncle Roman and his violent brother Juan; and Juan's disturbingly beautiful wife, Gloria, who secretly supports the clan with her gambling. From existential crisis to a growing maturity and resolve, Andrea's passionate inner journey leaves her wiser, stronger, and filled with hope for the future."--BOOK JACKET

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