Shattered Mirror
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in European modernist literature, especially postwar literature
- Readers who enjoy finely crafted, poetic, and imagery-rich prose fiction
- Readers hoping to understand Catalan literature and the historical background of the Spanish Civil War
- Readers who appreciate exploring grand themes through details of daily life and a female perspective
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking strong plot, fast pacing, and a clear storyline
- Readers impatient with more abstract, introspective, and fragmented narrative styles
Reading tips
- It is recommended to slow down the reading pace and savor the nuances of each scene and image, without rushing to piece together the whole.
- You may combine the reading with background materials on the Spanish Civil War and the Franco era for deeper understanding.
- The book is full of sensory description; try to engage your visual, auditory, and even tactile imagination and immerse yourself in the atmosphere the author creates.
About the publisher
Zhejiang People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for its social science, history and foreign literature titles, covering philosophy, politics, law, economics, culture and history. Among the books in the library catalogue, its foreign literature list includes Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country and The Old Capital in well-known translations, as well as Wuthering Heights; its history list is represented by Dangnian Mingyue's Ming Dynasty series, and its politics list by Zhejiang New Discourse. Authors represented include Yasunari Kawabata, Ye Weiqu, Tang Yuemei, Dangnian Mingyue, Emily Brontë and René Wellek, with Wellek's Theory of Literature (newly revised edition) among its titles in literary theory. Beyond these areas, the press also publishes works on literary appreciation and social culture, giving it a profile that combines classic translations, popular history and academic works. As publicly available information is limited, other details are not covered here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 引言
- 第一部分
- 珍贵的首饰
- 芭芭拉
- 瓦尔达拉与特蕾莎
- 圣格瓦西区的别墅
- 春天的雷雨
- 华金在巴塞罗那
- 男孩赫苏斯
- 蜜蜂与紫藤
- 春季大扫除
- 艾拉迪
- 父与女
- 戈黛娃夫人
- 画家赫苏斯·马斯德乌
- 索菲亚的婚礼
- 降生
- 夏天里的女仆
- 孩子们
- 窗边的斑鸠
- 第二部分
- 里埃拉律师
- 逝去的时光
- 钢琴教师
- 艾拉迪与女仆
- 阿曼达的耳环
- 尤拉莉娅与华金
- 索菲亚
- 罗莎女士
- 艾拉迪去接孩子
- 雷蒙与玛利亚
- 雷蒙离家出走
- 玛利亚在门后偷听
- 艾拉迪与里埃拉律师
- 玛利亚
- 月桂树
- 永别了，玛利亚
- 石板
- 新女仆
- 艾拉迪的守灵夜
- 索菲亚
- 梦境
- 第三部分
- 一个早晨
- 青春
- 特蕾莎之死
- 上锁的房间
- 早去早回，索菲亚小姐
- 别墅
- 老律师出门散步
- 搬运工
- 玛利亚的鬼魂
- 索菲亚与搬运工
- 雷蒙
- 阿曼达
- 耗子
- 人物索引表
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About the author
Mercè Rodoreda is a writer known for her foreign literature, and her name often appears in Chinese publications under this translated form. Publicly available information about her nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and life experience is limited, making it difficult to outline a complete personal trajectory; her writing is therefore best understood through her works themselves. Two of her works are included in the collection: Broken Mirror and Mote Classic Series 4: Diamond Square, both categorized as foreign literature. Judging from the titles and categories, her writing tends to revolve around human circumstances and emotional experience, with delicate strokes that emphasize everyday details and psychological depth, conveying concern for individual fate within her narratives. Her works have entered Chinese readers' view through translation, offering an entry point for understanding her creative style and gaining some attention in the reading of foreign literature.
Wang Cenhui is a Chinese book author and translator about whom limited public information is available; her nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly documented. Seventeen of her works are held in the collection, spanning foreign literature, world classics, inspirational growth, applied psychology, and management. Her representative works include translations of classics such as Gulliver's Travels and Little Women, literary works such as What I Leave Behind, Broken Mirror, and Motie Classics Series 8: The Death of Spring, and, in the fields of psychology and personal growth, The Willpower Instinct and Intimate Relationships (3 volumes). Judging from this range, she has long been engaged in translating foreign works into Chinese, balancing literary quality with readability and covering both classic literature and contemporary psychology and inspirational titles, giving her broad reach and some influence among relevant readers.
