by María Barbal Farré · Ensayo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489662063
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«Pedra de tartera» is the novel by María Barbal Farré, in paperback, 128 pages, in Catalan.
The novel traces the life of Conxa, a young mountain woman who, due to her family's financial hardships, must go live with relatives in the village of Pallarès. There she discovers a new environment, finds love and starts a family; then war and its aftermath arrive, leaving her more alone, until she ends up in a Barcelona that overwhelms her.
First installment of the Cicle del Pallars. Originally published in 1985, it received the Premi Joaquim Ruyra and the Premi Joan Crexells for narrative.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary narrative interested in the postwar period and rural Catalan life.
