LAFORET, CARMEN

kärˈmān läfōrĕtˈ, 1921–, Spanish writer, b. Barcelona. Her autobiographical first novel, Nada (1944, tr. Andrea 1964), describes the spiritual desolation of a country emerging from civil war. Her other works, noted for their sensitivity and accuracy of observation, include La isla y los demonios [the island and the devils] (1952), La mujer nueva [the new woman] (1955), Grand Canary (tr. 1961), and La niña y otros relatos [the little girl and other stories] (1970).

See study by R. Johnson (1981).

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Reflection in Sequence: Novels by Spanish Women, 1944-1988
Book by Sandra J. Schumm; Bucknell University Press, 1999
Subjects: Catalan Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, Catalan Fiction--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Self-Realization In Literature, Spanish Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, Spanish Fiction--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Women And Literature--Spain--History--20th Century, Women In Literature
...Murphy, Marie, 185 n 2 Nada (Laforet), 13, 21, 22, 23, 25-44...compared to La isla y los demonios (Laforet), 43; compared to Primera memoria...writing in, 41-42. See also Laforet, Carmen Nadal Prize, 13, 25, 45, 162...
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Women Writers of Spain: An Annotated Bio-Bibliographical Guide
Book by Carolyn L. Galerstein, Kathleen McNerney; Greenwood Press, 1986
Subjects: Catalan Literature--Women Authors--Bio-Bibliography, Galician Literature--Women Authors--Bio-Bibliography, Spanish Literature--Women Authors--Bio-Bibliography
...Alonso, Mercedes Soriano, Carmen 1918 Abello i Soler, Montserrat Bravo-Villasante Arenas, Carmen Capmany Farnes, Maria Aurelia...Delgado, Amalia Paya Mira, Carmen Serrano, Eugenia Troitino...Pilar Garcia Rata, Felisa Laforet, Carmen Llorca, Carmen Quiroga...
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English Language Criticism on the Foreign Novel: 1965-1975
Book by Harriet Semmes Alexander; Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 1989
Subjects: Fiction--History And Criticism--Bibliography
...PMLA , 84 1969 , 577-86. LAFORET, CARMEN Spanish, 1929- LA ISLA Y LOS...PIERRE L. "The Moral Structure of Carmen Laforets Novels," in The Vision...Thematic Tactics of Suppression in Carmen Laforets Nada." Symposium , 28...
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Spain and Portugal Today
Book by Julia L. Ortiz-Griffin, William D. Griffin; Peter Lang, 2003
Subjects: Portugal--Politics And Government--1974-, Spain--Politics And Government--1975-
...Aleixandre, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Camilo Jose Cela, Carmen Conde, Jose Luis Sampedro, and Gonzalo Torrente...Benet, Jose Luis Castillo Puche, Miguel Delibes, Carmen Laforet, Carmen Martin Gaite and Ana Maria Matute. Still another...
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Writing Mothers and Daughters: Renegotiating the Mother in Western European Narratives by Women
Book by Adalgisa Giorgio; Berghahn Books, 2002
Subjects: European Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, European Fiction--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Mothers And Daughters In Literature, Mothers In Literature, Women And Literature--Europe--History--20th Century
Laforet, Carmen (1992) Nada. 16th ed. Barcelona...Espana, 3 April 1994, 36. Larraburu, Carmen (1977) Cuarenta anos de oscurantismo...Yale University Press. Martin Gaite, Carmen (1985) Las mujeres noveleras in El cuento...
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journal articles on: Laforet Carmen  - 5 results

 
 
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Carmen Laforet's Nada: Fictional Form and the Search for Identity
Journal article by Marsha S. Collins; Symposium, Vol. 38, 1984
Subjects: Laforet, Carmen
...between human beings in " Nada by Carmen Laforet: A Venture in Mechanistic Dynamics...Gothic novel in " Nada, de Carmen Laforet ," RHM , 32 ( 1966 ), 43-55...Technique in the Works of Carmen Laforet," in Studies in Honor of Gerald...
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Imagery, Form and the Romance in Martin Recuerda's Amadis De Gaula and Laforet's Nada
Journal article by Sixto E. Torres; Journal of Evolutionary Psychology, Vol. 24, 2003
Subjects: Amadis de Gaula (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Laforet, Carmen--Criticism and interpretation, Nada (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Novels--Criticism and interpretation, Recuerda, Jose Martin--Criticism and interpretation, Spanish literature--Criticism and interpretation
...Amadis de Gaula (1986) and Carmen Laforets Nada (1942) (1...nature that both Recuerda and Laforet seem to address in their work...the quest for renewal. In Carmen Laforets Nada, the stage of...the quest for renewal. In Carmen Laforets Nada, the stage of...
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Laforet's Nada as Female Bildung?
Journal article by Barry Jordan; Symposium, Vol. 46, 1992
Subjects: Laforet, Carmen
...72. 3. Marsha Collins, "Carmen Laforets Nada: Fictional Form...Villegas, "Nada de Carmen Laforet o la infantilizacion de la...esp. 161-71. 7. Carmen Laforet, Mis paginas mejores (Gredos...Technique in the Works of Carmen Laforet," in Studies in Honor of...
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La Mujer En la Literatura del Mundo Hispanico
Journal article by Herminia Terron De Bellomo; Chasqui, Vol. 31, 2002
Subjects: La mujer en la Literatura del mundo hispanico (Libro)
...contemporaneas: Concha Espina, Merce Rodoreda, Carmen Laforet, Rosa Montero, Carmen Martin Gaite y Ester Tusquets para demostrar que...Castellvi DeMoor, estudia el drama "La llorona" de Carmen Toscano, quien recrea el mito mexicano dentro...
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The Barbeau Archives at the Canadian Museum of Civilization: Some Current Research Problems
Journal article by Derek G. Smith; Anthropologica, Vol. 43, 2001
Subjects: Anthropology, Archives & records, Barbeau, Marius, Canadian Museum of Civilization (Hull), Collections, History, Museums, Quebec Canada
...Associate, especially to staff of the museum: Dr. Andrea Laforet, Chief of the Canadian Ethnology Service; Dr. Ian Dyck...Marius Barbeau. Enregistre au Musee National du Canada par Carmen Roy." CMC Archives manuscript 910. 1958a Douze chansons...


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magazine articles on: Laforet Carmen  - 2 results

 
 
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In an Unreal World
Magazine article by Anita Sethi; New Statesman, Vol. 136, March 5, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Nada (Book)--Book reviews
...Unreal World. by Anita Sethi Nada Carmen Laforet Harvill Secker, 256pp, pounds...identity--the fragile selves Laforet depicts are constantly threatened...of themselves. Stylistically, Laforet favours short, taut sentences...
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Highnotes
Magazine article; Musical Opinion, Vol. 124, March 2001
...Symphony. At the Wigmore Hall on 1 March at 7.30pm pianist Marc Laforet will play a programme which includes Mozarts C major Sonata...Sonata Opus 96 and Franz Waxmans arrangement of Jascha Heifetz Carmen Fantasie at the Purcell Room on 2 April at 7.30pm. Sir Peter...


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encyclopedia articles on: Laforet Carmen  - 2 results

 
 
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Laforet, Carmen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LAFORET, CARMEN (Carmen Laforet Diaz)kar man laforet , 1921 2004, Spanish writer, b. Barcelona. Her first novel, Nada (1945, tr. Andrea 1964), which describes the spiritual desolation of a country emerging from civil war, parallels...
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Spanish Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Nobel Prize winner Camilo Jose Cela , Carman Laforet , and Jose Maria Gironella. Salvador...important novelists are Juan Benet , Carmen-Martin-Gaite, Eduardo Mendonza, Soledad Puertolas, Carmen Riera, and Ana Maria Moix. Dramatists...


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