Beautiful and Dark by Rosa Montero (English) Paperback Book

Description: Beautiful and Dark by Rosa Montero Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In English for the first time, an arresting novel by one of Spain's most accomplished writers. Publisher Description Combining elements of the real and the fantastic, Beautiful and Dark (Bella y oscura) is written from the perspective of an orphaned girl taken to live with relatives in a derelict neighborhood at the edge of a city. Trying to cope with the mystery and violence of the adult world around her, she is drawn to the Lilliputian Airelei, who fascinates her with fantastic tales that mix myth and memory. Beautiful and Dark...is a dramatization of the painful innocence of childhood when confronting the adult world, of the position of women, of love, of death, and of writing itself--the Beautiful and Dark writing that Rosa Montero has invented with intense and entertaining effectiveness in order to be loyal to her truth. --Juan Antonio Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia Beautiful and Dark synthesizes the mixture that comprises the book well--a mixture of sordid social realism, existentialist orientation, and the mysterious, magical terror that depicts the unknown from the mythifying, childish perspective of a girl, whose experiences are a metaphor for unfulfilled desires. --J.L. Martín Nogales, El Diario Vasco In her most thoughtful novel to date, Rosa Montero brilliantly combines intrigue and imagination with personal insight into human nature. --Javier Escudero, World Literature in Review Author Biography Born in Madrid in 1951, Rosa Montero has been a journalist for Madrids daily newspaper, El Pais, since 1976. She has published 11 novels, many of which have been bestsellers in Spain. Beautiful and Dark is the third of Monteros novels to be translated into English. Her previous translated works received acclaim from Kirkus Review and Library Journal, introducing Montero to U.S. audiences as an important voice in contemporary fiction. Montero, a critically acclaimed writer in her native Spain, is the recipient of her countrys most prestigious literary award, the Premio Primavera de Novela (for her 1997 novel La hija del canibal), as well as Italys Premio Grinzane Cavour for contemporary foreign fiction. She also won the Que Leer prize for her novel La Loca de Casa in 2003. Aside from being bestsellers, her novels are recognized for their literary merit and are studied in universities around the world. Details ISBN 1879960826 ISBN-13 9781879960824 Title Beautiful and Dark Author Rosa Montero Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 216 Publisher Aunt Lute Books GE_Item_ID:26072735; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

Price: 18.09 USD

Location: Fairfield, Ohio

End Time: 2024-11-22T03:40:36.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD