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Lifetime: 1873 - 1937 Passed: ≈ 87 years ago

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Juli Vallmitjana

Books by Juli Vallmitjana

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Xava

Crime Fiction Drama
Poverty Crime Thief Slang Social realism Prostitute Catalan Barcelona 1910 Underbelly Marginality Caló

Set in the underbelly of Barcelona in 1910, 'Xava' recounts the life of a young woman, the daughter of a prostitute and a thief, struggling to survive in an environment marked by poverty and crime. The story uses a blend of documentary and fictional...