Description
Diary Cycle II
Book Summary
This twelfth and final volume of the complete works of Artur Bladé i Desumvila brings together the author's last two diaries, which focus on Tarragona. The reader will find an intimate and detailed testimony of life in the city and around the Ebre region during the seventies. Throughout its pages, Bladé offers a profound look at the places, people, and ideas that shaped his personal universe, combining local chronicles with autobiographical reflection. It is an essential work for understanding both the author and Catalonia during that period.
What is it about?
The book collects the last two diaries from the "Viure a Tarragona" (Living in Tarragona) series, covering the periods of 1972-1974 and 1975-1976. In them, Artur Bladé i Desumvila unfolds a personal and detailed chronicle of his daily life in Tarragona and in Benissanet, on the banks of the Ebro. Through dated entries, the author constructs a narrative that is at once a tribute to the places he inhabits, a portrait of the people around him, and a reflection on the ideas and events that mark his time. It is a literary testimony that fuses autobiography with observation of the surroundings, offering an intimate vision of post-war and transition-era Catalonia.
Main themes
- Personal memory and literary autobiography.
- Chronicle of daily life in Tarragona during the seventies.
- Emotional and geographical bond with the Ebro region and Benissanet.
- Reflection on the passage of time and identity.
- Portrait of characters, ideas, and events of the Catalonia of the time.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in autobiographical and memoir literature, as well as those who wish to know the work of Artur Bladé i Desumvila in depth. It will also be of great value to scholars of 20th-century Catalan history and culture, especially in the Tarragona and Ebro Lands areas. It is essential reading to complete the collection of the author's complete works.
What this book offers
- Access to the previously unpublished diaries that complete the vital and literary cycle of Artur Bladé.
- An authentic and detailed vision of life in Tarragona and the Ebro during the seventies.
- A literary testimony of great value for understanding the author's personal and social evolution.
- The opportunity to finish reading the complete works with the volume that culminates them.
Technical specifications
- Author: BLADE I DESUMVILA, ARTUR
- Publisher: Cossetània Edicions
- Language: cat
- Topic: AUTOBIOGRAPHY: LITERARY
- Collection: COMPLETE WORKS OF ARTUR BLADE DESUMVILA
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: December 2012
- Number of pages: 408
- Weight: 893 g
Editorial review
This volume represents the definitive conclusion to the complete works of Artur Bladé, a publishing project of great relevance to contemporary Catalan literature. The publication of the last two diaries of "Viure a Tarragona" offers the reader the opportunity to access the author's most intimate and mature perspective. It is a work that will interest both fans of Bladé and lovers of memoir literature, due to its ability to capture the essence of a time and place through personal experience.