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When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire. This play by Lorca, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.
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House of Bernarda Alba, Federico García Lorca
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- Released
- 1999
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Federico García Lorca
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 1854594591
- ISBN13
- 9781854594594
- Series
- The Country Trilogy
- Tags
- Fiction, Love, Women, Classics, School, Death, Theatre Plays, Adapted for Film, Marriage, Spanish Literature, Spain, Dark, Sisters, Pregnancy, Weddings, Jealousy, Hatred, Cruelty, Terror, Argument, Oppression
- First published
- 1936
- Original title
- La casa de Bernarda Alba
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire. This play by Lorca, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.