Nada
By: Carmen Laforet ; a new translation by Edith Grossman ; introduction by Mario Vargas Llosa.
Contributors: Grossman, Edith, 1936-
Edition: Modern Library ed.
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780679643456
Subjects: Women -- Spain -- Fiction; Women college students -- Spain -- Barcelona -- Fiction; Women college students -- Family relationships -- Fiction; Bildungsromans; Spain -- History -- 1939-1975 -- Fiction; Barcelona (Spain) -- Social conditions -- Fiction; Barcelona (Spain) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Work titles: Nada.
Description: "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