by Llorenç Villalonga · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429717358
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«Mort de dama» is a satirical novel by Llorenç Villalonga, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (160 pages, in Catalan).
Set in Mallorca before the Civil War, the novel follows doña Obdulia, a lady of the local aristocracy, to create a satire of high society. Villalonga caricatures various social classes through unforgettable characters, while describing a world in decline that heralds the arrival of new times.
Written in 1921 and originally published in 1931, this 1981 edition is part of the collection Les Millors Obres de la Literatura Catalana, number 63.
For readers of classic fiction and Catalan literature interested in social satire and pre-Civil War Mallorca.
Llorenç Villalonga i Pons was a Balearic writer and psychiatrist. While he progressed in his medicine studies, Villalonga traveled to France, Barcelona and Murcia. He gained experience in psychiatry during his stay in France.
