Death in Spring by Mercè Rodoreda
'Soaringly beautiful, urgent and disturbing... A masterpiece.' Colm Tóibín, from the introduction
'Dark and beautiful and brilliant' Sarah Moss, author of Ghost Wall
Death in Spring is a dark and dream-like tale of a teenage boy's coming of age in a remote village in the Catalan mountains; a place cut off from the outside world, where cruel customs are blindly followed, and attempts at rebellion swiftly crushed. When his father dies, he must navigate this oppressive society alone, and learn how to live in a place of crippling conformity.
Often seen as an allegory for life under a dictatorship, Death in Spring is a bewitching and unsettling novel about power, exile, and the hope that comes from even the smallest gestures of independence.
'Rodoreda has bedazzled me' Gabriel Garcia Marquez
'Rodoreda's artistry is of the highest order' Diana Athill
'Read it for its beauty, for the way it will surprise and subvert your desires, and as a testament to the human spirit in the face of brutality and willful inhumanity.' Jesmyn Ward, author of Sing, Unburied, Sing
'Utterly extraordinary' Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Pond
You might also like
Christmas Classics
Do or Die
New Orleans Beat
Solemn Duty
Forged in Honor
Heartless Goon 4
The Penguin Book of Jewish Short Stories
Winx Club 21/Le sacrifice de Tecna
Pitcher's Hands Is Out
Smarter Than Elvis
Aqua Erotica
Swimming with Bridgeport Girls
Born to Trot
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | |
| ISBN 10 | |
| Title | Death in Spring |
| Author | Mercè Rodoreda |
| Series | |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | |
| Publisher | |
| Year published | |
| Number of pages | |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |
Customers who bought this item also bought
Whistler
This Inevitable Ruin
Of Mice and Men
The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
Kin: Oprah's Book Club
The Things We Never Say
The Five-Star Weekend
My Husband's Wife
The Great Alone
None of This Is True
First Lie Wins: Reese's Book Club
The House on Mango Street
View All Editions
Applied Filters (0)
Sort by:
Loading editions...