Another female character, Gloria, places herself far from the Catholicism based morality during the Franco period as she is having an affair with her husband’s brother. This active and liberal personality is clearly not the favored type of woman under Franco, which prefers a society where men are the dominant figures. Thus, for example, the character Ena is an active, intellectual and liberal woman capable to manipulate and control men who lives at her own free will. Through the interpretation of the actions of the female characters, we can classify them into two different categories: pro-Franco and anti-Franco system. Kept in a private library, no direct sunlight exposure.įrom a private collection, smoke free and pet friendly home.This paper looks into the complexity of the comparative and conflictive elements portrayed on the novel Nada.

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. 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 Román and his violent brother Juan and Juan’s disturbingly beautiful wife, Gloria, who secretly supports the clan with her gambling. 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. Loosely based on the author’s own life, it is the story of an orphaned young woman who leaves her small town to attend university in war-ravaged Barcelona. The copy is offered in its blue fabric editorial cover.Ĭarmen Laforet’s Nada ranks among the most important literary works of post-Civil War Spain. The binding is intact and the book is in very strong shape. One page has a slight tear but it does not distract from the pages or the reading. Nada - Carmen Laforet - Hardback 1945, 8th printing (1951)Ĩth printing (January 1951) of Nada by Carmen Laforet in hardbound in excellent condition for the age! There is slight yellowing on the pages due to age.

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