{"product_id":"the-time-of-cherries-isbn-9780593978801","title":"The Time of Cherries","description":"\u003cb\u003eTranslated for the first time into English, this richly textured novel by \"the shining light of Catalan literature\" (Colm Tóibín), follows one young woman's homecoming, as she navigates love, friendship, ambition and betrayal in a Barcelona on the brink of revolution—with an introduction by Colm Tóibín. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"An exquisite portrait of old Catalonia meeting its newer version, now nimbly translated by Julia Sanches.\"—\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpring, 1974. After twelve years abroad, Natàlia Miralpeix returns to live near her family in Barcelona, only to find it wholly transformed. Change is in the air and revolution is on the horizon. Franco may still be in power, but his death is only two years away. The younger generation write poetry, listen to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and talk of communism over coffee. But Natàlia's parents still carry the hidden wounds of the Civil War. As their pasts, colored by unfulfilled ambitious and thwarted dreams, slowly begin to unravel, so, too, does Natàlia's startling secret—the reason she'd left Barcelona all those years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA heady, captivating Barcelona comes to life, a city as smoky, gritty and troubled, as it is romantic and sun-kissed. Translated here for the first time into English, Montserrat Roig’s \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Cherries \u003c\/i\u003eis a beloved classic of Catalan literature: a bold, glimmering, and startlingly timeless tale of a city and a people striving to leave the ghosts of the past behind and bring in the time of cherries—the springtime of joy.“A half century after it was first published, this classic Catalan novel is at last available in English. That \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Cherries\u003c\/i\u003e has lost none of its immediacy over the intervening years speaks to the urgency of Montserrat Roig’s prose and the timelessness of her vision.”\u003cb\u003e—Anthony Marra, author of \u003ci\u003eMercury Pictures Presents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An essential book. Montserrat Roig, before her untimely death, was a shining light of Catalan literature.”\u003cb\u003e—Colm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An exquisite portrait of old Catalonia meeting its newer version, now nimbly translated by Julia Sanches.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“[The Time of Cherries] \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses serious subjects but is never overburdened by its scope. Montserrat Roig is brilliant at setting a scene, whether in a prison cell, a sauna, a Tupperware party, or in an asylum. A classic to add to your library.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMontserrat Roig \u003c\/b\u003e(1946-1991) was an award-winning writer and journalist based on Barcelona, and the recipient of numerous prestigious prizes including the Premi Víctor Català and the Premi Sant Jordi. Her journalistic work focused on forging a creative feminist tradition, and on recovering the country’s political history. Her novels take similar stances, reflecting on the need to liberate women who were silenced by history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Sanches\u003c\/b\u003e translates literature from Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan into English. She is a founding member of Cedilla \u0026amp; Co., a collective of translators committed to making international voices heard in English, and chair of the Translators Group of the Authors Guild. Sanches’ translation of \u003ci\u003eMigratory Birds\u003c\/i\u003e by Mariana Oliver won the PEN Translation Prize and her translation of \u003ci\u003eUndiscovered\u003c\/i\u003e by Gabriela Wiener was longlisted for the International Booker Prize.  Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Sanches currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island.Translated by Julia Sanches; Introduction by Colm Tóibín; Modern Library Torchbearers","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233755902181,"sku":"NP9780593978801","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593978801.jpg?v=1767741860","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-time-of-cherries-isbn-9780593978801","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}