The Inferno
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The first part of Dante's classic poem of faith follows the author with his guide Virgil through the circles of hell, describing the sinners and punishments witnessed there.
Josep M. de Sagarra Books
Josep Maria de Sagarra was a Catalan poet, novelist, and playwright celebrated for his masterful and vivid use of language. His plays, lauded for their originality and linguistic grace, achieved immense popularity with audiences. In poetry, he was noted for his ability to capture myth and explore its human dimensions, while his novels often served as biting social satires. Sagarra possessed a unique talent for connecting with a broad readership, ensuring his enduring literary significance.
Private Life
- 493 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Private Life holds up a mirror to the moral corruption in the interstices of the Barcelona high society Sagarra was born into. Boudoirs of demimonde tramps, card games dilapidating the fortunes of milquetoast aristocrats - and how they scheme to conceal them - fading manors of selfish scions, and back rooms provided by social-climbing seamstresses are portrayed in vivid, sordid, and literary detail. The novel, practically a roman-à-clef for its contemporaries, was a scandal in 1932. The 1960's edition was bowdlerized by Franco's censors. Part Lampedusa, part Genet, this translation will bring an essential piece of 20th-century European literature to the English-speaking public.
