Stone in a Landslide (9 page)
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Authors: Maria Barbal
AUTHOR
Maria Barbal, born in 1949, is considered by many to be the most influential living Catalan author. The clarity with which she presents human relations and the passage of time has earned her critical acclaim and a wide readership. She has published eight novels and has won numerous awards, including the Critics’ Prize, the National Prize for Literature and the Serra d’Or. She lives in Barcelona.
TRANSLATOR
Laura McGloughlin is a young translator. In 2008 her translation of Luisa Cunille’s three-act play
The Sale
was published by Parthian.
EDITOR
Paul Mitchell works as a barrister. He has a doctorate in Persian poetry and was selected to edit this translation because of his ability to render Conxa’s voice in English.
First published in English in 2010
by Peirene Press, 17 Cheverton Road, London, N19 3BB
www.peirenepress.com
This ebook edition first published in 2011.
Originally published in Catalan as PEDRA DE TARTERA
Copyright © Column Edicions, Llibres I Comunicació. S.A.U., Coumna, Barcelona, 2008, Peu de la Creu, 4, 08001 Barcelona
This translation © Laura McGloughlin and Paul Mitchell, 2010
The translation of this book was supported by a grant from the Institute Ramon Llull.
The right of Maria Barbal to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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ISBN 978–1–9086700–0–7
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
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