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5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best literature you will ever read
If you are interested in the process of writing a book, and at the same time learn about the life in Spain during the 20th century this is your book.
Published on November 30, 2000
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2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unintelligible in any language
I bought the English translation, because we are studying this work in a Spanish literature class, and I found it to be very difficult going. Turns out that it wasn't the Spanish that was the problem, it was the "novel"!! It is a confusing and obscurantist navel-gazing exercise, which is, however, full of clever and witty asides, and insights into life in Franco's...
Published on October 29, 2007 by Rufus
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5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best literature you will ever read,
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This review is from: The Back Room (Paperback)
If you are interested in the process of writing a book, and at the same time learn about the life in Spain during the 20th century this is your book.
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unintelligible in any language,
By Rufus "Rufus" (VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Back Room (Paperback)
I bought the English translation, because we are studying this work in a Spanish literature class, and I found it to be very difficult going. Turns out that it wasn't the Spanish that was the problem, it was the "novel"!! It is a confusing and obscurantist navel-gazing exercise, which is, however, full of clever and witty asides, and insights into life in Franco's Spain. Why should anybody want to read a book about the writer writing a book, which is probably the very same book that s/he now holds in his or her hand? Narcissism is not a compelling trait.
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The Back Room by Carmen Martín Gaite (Paperback - January 1, 2001)
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