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Spain-Merce Rodoreda

Rain

Published

March 12, 2024

Merce Rodoreda

1997 photo by Vilallonga of a portrait of Mercè Rodoreda Rodoreda (via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.5)

1997 photo by Vilallonga of a portrait of Mercè Rodoreda Rodoreda (via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.5)


Mercé Rodoreda i Gurguí was born on 10 October 1908 in Barcelona. She is the most translated author from Catalan into any other language, and her novel La plaça del Diamant (In Diamond Square) is one of the most celebrated novels of the Spanish Civil War.

Story

We will read Rodoreda’s story Rain.

Themes

  • Independent Single Women
  • Making Decisions
  • Is Marriage crumbling as an Institution?
  • Luxury Beliefs (after Rob Henderson)

Additional Material

Notes and References

  1. #RivetingReviews: An Authentic, Brilliant, Catalan Life: A Profile Of Mercè Rodoreda by West Camel. 20 June, 2023. https://www.eurolitnetwork.com/rivetingreviews-an-authentic-brilliant-catalan-life-a-profile-of-merce-rodoreda-by-west-camel/
  2. Henderson, Ron. 12 June 2022. Luxury Beliefs are Status Symbols: The struggle for distinction. https://www.robkhenderson.com/p/status-symbols-and-the-struggle-for?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Accessed 07 Jan 2024.


Song for the Story

Artistes: Dragon ( pop group from NZ)
Title: Rain
Date: July 1983
Chart Position: US(88); Aus(2)
Lyrics: https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/1406915/Rain

Writing Prompts

  1. On Ghosting
  2. On Being Indecisive
  3. “Is Marriage Crumbling”, and other Luxury Beliefs.
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