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Nada 

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Carmen LaforetNada (1945)
A novel by Carmen Laforet

 
Carmen Laforet's Nada ranks among the most important literary works of post-Civil War Spain. Loosely based on the author's own life, it is the story of an orphaned young woman who leaves her small town to attend university in war-ravaged Barcelona.

Residing amid genteel poverty in a mysterious house on Calle de Aribau, young Andrea falls in with a wealthy band of schoolmates who provide a rich counterpoint to the squalor of her home life. As experience overtakes innocence, Andrea gradually learns the disquieting truth about the people she shares her life with: her overbearing and superstitious aunt Angustias; her nihilistic yet artistically gifted uncle Román and his violent brother Juan; and Juan's disturbingly beautiful wife, Gloria, who secretly supports the clan with her gambling. From existential crisis to a growing maturity and resolve, Andrea's passionate inner journey leaves her wiser, stronger, and filled with hope for the future.

The incomparable Edith Grossman's vital new translation captures the feverish energy of Laforet's magnificent story, showcasing its dark, powerful imagery, and its subtle humor. And Mario Vargas Llosa's Introduction illuminates Laforet's brilliant depiction of life during the early days of the Franco regime. With crystalline insight into the human condition, Carmen Laforet's classic novel stands poised to reclaim its place as one of the great novels of twentieth-century Europe.

 
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Hardback Editions

February 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0679643451Title: Nada: A Novel (Modern Library)
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
ISBN: 0-679-64345-1 / 978-0-679-64345-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Modern Library
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February 2007 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 1843433028Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
ISBN: 1-84343-302-8 / 9781843433026 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harvill Secker
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January 2001 : Hardback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Biblioteca El Mundo
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January 1965 : Hardback
Title: NADA
Author(s): LAFORET CARMEN
Publisher: DESTINO.
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1960 : Hardback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Ediciones Destino
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January 1958 : Hardback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Weidenfeld And Nicolson
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January 1946 : Hardback
Title: NADA
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Ediciones Destino
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Paperback Editions

2009 : Paperback
Title: NADA.
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Ediciones Destino, (Booket; Literaria)
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February 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0812977718Title: Nada (Modern Library Classics)
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
ISBN: 0-8129-7771-8 / 978-0-8129-7771-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Modern Library
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February 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0812975839Title: Nada: A Novel (Modern Library Classics)
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
ISBN: 0-8129-7583-9 / 978-0-8129-7583-3 (USA edition)
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February 2008 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0099494191Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
ISBN: 0-09-949419-1 / 978-0-09-949419-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Vintage
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January 2007 : Paperback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: The Modern Library, New York
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2006 : Paperback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
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January 2002 : Paperback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Austral
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December 1998 : Paperback
Title: Nada (Catalan studies)
Author(s): Laforet
ISBN: 0-8204-2064-6 / 978-0-8204-2064-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: Peter Lang AG
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January 1984 : Paperback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Ediciones Destino
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January 1977 : Paperback
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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1972 : Paperback
Title: NADA
Author(s): LAFORET CARMEN
Publisher: OXFORD U. PRESS
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March 1963 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0195009428Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
ISBN: 0-19-500942-8 / 978-0-19-500942-2 (UK edition)
Publisher: OUP USA
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January 1958 : Paperback
Title: NADA
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Audio Editions

2008 : Audio CD
Title: Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
ISBN: 1-4281-7444-3 / 978-1-4281-7444-3 (USA edition)
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2004 : Unknown
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1964 : Unknown
Title: Andrea: A translation of Carmen Laforet's novel Nada
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Vantage Press
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January 1958 : Unknown
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Author(s): Carmen Laforet
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1958 : Unknown
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1958 : Unknown
Title: Nada: a Novel
Author(s): Carmen Laforet
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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1958 : Unknown
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Author(s): Carmen Laforet
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