Summary of Stone in a Landslide
“Stone in a Landslide” recounts the life story of Conxa, a peasant woman living in Pallars in the Spanish Pyrenees. The novella follows her from her youth, when she lived with her uncles, helping with household tasks and working the land, through to her relationship with her future husband, Jaume, and the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
Reasons to read Stone in a Landslide
“Stone in a Landslide” is a quiet yet deeply moving book that portrays the life of a Catalan woman in the Pyrenees over the course of the twentieth century. It is considered a modern classic of Catalan literature and was awarded the Premi Joan Crexells in 1985, which is given to the best Catalan-language novel of the year. Maria Barbal is a prominent contemporary Catalan author who has received several literary honours, including the Creu de Sant Jordi and the Premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes.
Original title: Pedra de tartera
Year of publication: 1985
Nr of pages: 128
