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Sea

Blai Bonet author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press

Published:19th Feb '15

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A moving contribution to the tradition of the metaphysical novel as exemplified by Dostoyevsky and Bernanos, and likewise a worthy counterpart to the vibrant and polyphonic work of fellow Iberians Camilo Jos? Cela and Juan Goytisolo, "The Sea" is a cornerstone of postwar Catalan literature. Set in a tubercular sanatorium in Mallorca after the Spanish Civil War, it tells the story of three children sharing a gruesome secret who are brought together again by chance and illness -- two patients and one nurse. A love triangle, a story of retribution, and an exploration of evil, "The Sea" is "a profound and radical descent into the depths of the human soul." (Gerard de Cortanze)

The Sea is sordid and illuminating, beautiful, haunting, poetic, and full of love for its characters. -- Agust Villaronga

ISBN: 9781564781437

Dimensions: 213mm x 142mm x 17mm

Weight: 249g

140 pages