"The most beautiful novel published in Spain since the Civil War."—Gabriel García Márquez
The Time of the Doves
- “Since The Time of the Doves, many thousands of books have been written about the experience of the Spanish Civil War, but none has equaled it.”—The Nation
The Time of the Doves, the powerfully written story of a naïve shop-tender during the Spanish Civil War and beyond, is a rare and moving portrait of a simple soul confronting and surviving a convulsive period in history. The book has been widely translated, and was made into a film.
"Mercè Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about."—Alberto Ríos
"[I] read [The Time of the Doves] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific."—Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to Camilla Street
"Mercè Rodoreda is the writer I cannot stop talking about."—Alberto Ríos
"[I] read [The Time of the Doves] cover to cover all in one afternoon. When I was finished, I felt as foolish as Balboa discovering the powerful Pacific."—Sandra Cisneros, from her Foreword to Camilla Street
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Praise
- “The Time of the Doves is a book of tender and subtle grace, filled with a deep innocence.”—Colm Tóibín, The Times Literary Supplement
- “The Time of the Doves reminds me that writing can be an act of resistance as well as a reclamation of one’s beliefs, culture, and humanity.”—The Millions
- “Rodoreda has artfully reconstructed the experiences of a Barcelona shop girl throughout her sharp joys, dogged toil, and nightmare hardship before, during, and after the Spanish Civil War.”—Kirkus Reviews
