This novel reconstructs an actual murder case which took place in Spain in 1933, when Aurora Rodriguez felt compelled to kill her daughter. The child was reared to be a trail-blazer for her time, breaking all the conventions which her mother hated, but when she reached 18, her mother, "after careful consideration" shot her. Erich Hackl was winner of the 1987 Aspekte Literatur Preis in Germany with this novel.
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This novel reconstructs an actual murder case which took place in Spain in 1933, when Aurora Rodriguez felt compelled to kill her daughter. The child was reared to be a trail-blazer for her time, breaking all the conventions which her mother hated, but when she reached 18, her mother, "after careful consideration" shot her. Erich Hackl was winner of the 1987 Aspekte Literatur Preis in Germany with this novel.
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Fine in VG jacket. Neither remainder nor ex-lib. Hardcover with black paper over boards and black quarter cloth, in cream and red jacket with Kathe Kollwitz artwork on front, 8vo. 117pp. + note on author. Translated by Edna McGown. Fine/VG. Book is as new: bright, tight, sharp and unmarked. Jacket has mild abrasion along edges; scuffing to rear panel, primarily along fore edge and over binding edge. Jacket in Brodart.
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Good in Acceptable jacket. Hardcover, very good in a dampstained dust jacket, else in Fine condition internally, 1989 First Edition, first printing, 115 pages-S B3**USPS Priority mail will be used for most packages**
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Good VG-(light soiling) jacket. First Edition. First American Edition. Light shelf wear and some scuffing on front and back cover dust jacket. Else clean and tight.
