{"product_id":"garden-by-the-sea-paperback","title":"Garden by the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMercè Rodoreda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartha Tennent\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rodoreda has bedazzled me by the sensuality with which she reveals things within the atmosphere of her novels.\"--Gabriel Garc a M rquez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel that defined Merc  Rodoreda's most prolific period is finally available in English for the first time. Set in 1920s Spain, \u003ci\u003eGarden by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e takes place over six summers at a villa by the sea inhabited by a young couple and their beautiful, rich, joyous friends. They swim, drink, tease each other, and fully enjoy themselves. All the while, the guests are observed by the villa's gardener, a widower who's been tending the garden for several decades. As the true protagonist of the novel, we get to see the dissolution of these magical summers through his eyes, as a sense of darkness and ending creeps in, precipitated by the construction of a new, larger, more glamorous villa next door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered by many to be one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Rodoreda has captivated readers for decades with her exacting descriptions of life--and nature--in post-war Spain, and this novel will further her reputation and fill in an important piece of her oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMercè Rodoreda\u003c\/b\u003e is widely regarded as the most important Catalan writer of the twentieth century. Exiled in France and Switzerland following the Spanish Civil War, Rodoreda began writing the novels and short stories--\u003ci\u003eTwenty-Two Short Storie\u003c\/i\u003es, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of the Doves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCamellia Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGarden by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e--that would eventually make her internationally famous, while at the same time earning a living as a seamstress. In the mid-1960s, she returned to Catalonia, where she continued to write. \u003ci\u003eCamellia Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath in Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Stories of Mercè Rodoreda\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWar, So Much War\u003c\/i\u003e are also available from Open Letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Tennent\u003c\/b\u003e is an English-language translator who works primarily from Catalan and Spanish. She was born in the United States, but has lived most of her life in Barcelona. She received a fellowship from the NEA for her translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Stories of Mercè Rodoreda\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEpiphany\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePEN America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReview of Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760087073056,"sku":"9781948830089","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/857cb9e0cd4253d591b9c5af093fc748.webp?v=1780171288","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/garden-by-the-sea-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}