viernes, 25 de abril de 2008

Merce Rodoreda's year


This year we’re celebrating the Rodoreda’s year. This writer was born in 1908 in Barcelona. She was a very good Catalan novelist. The most importants books are: “Mirall Trencat”, “El Carrer de les Camèlies”, “Aloma”, “La Plaça del Diamant”…

Do you know that place exist in reality? Well yes.

The diamond place is a beautiful place in Barcelona. It is in the middle Gracia quarter.

The place is small, square and middle of old houses, you can access it for four differents streets locate in every side of the square. In the place centre has a sculpture of the “Colometa” and one plate devoted for the writer.

In this place the main character “Colometa” met her boyfriend in summer in the wedding of this friend Julieta.

The Colometa went in the place to see their friend Julieta get married.

When she arrive in the place, the musics played.

The ceiling had flowers and chains paper. The Colometa didn’t have to dance. When the party was finished, she met Quimet and tomorrow he fell in love with her.

The Colometa had a two children, one son and one daughter. Her names were: Antoni and Rita and her husband went to war. Is a dramatic novel.

All history pass around this place, so the place is visited every year for most tourists visitors of Barcelona.

Anònim