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Private Life | Josep Maria de Sagarra
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Private Life holds up a mirror to the moral corruption in the interstices of the Barcelona high society Sagarra was born into. Boudoirs of demimonde tramps, card games dilapidating the fortunes of milquetoast aristocrats - and how they scheme to conceal them - fading manors of selfish scions, and back rooms provided by social-climbing seamstresses are portrayed in vivid, sordid, and literary detail. The novel, practically a roman--clef for its contemporaries, was a scandal in 1932. The 1960's edition was bowdlerized by Franco's censors. Part Lampedusa, part Genet, this translation will bring an essential piece of 20th-century European literature to the English-speaking public. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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BookishFeminist
Private Life | Josep Maria de Sagarra
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😂😂😂😂😂

This wonderful Catalan novel has absolutely nothing to do with this post except for the title. So sorry, Josep Maria de Sagarra.

I went to get pajamas from our dresser and walked in on Sherlock's private lair instead. This is legit 95% of what he does all day, show himself off where I least expect it. Those who asked for daily pics of #thebookishferrets, are you sure you want them?! 😂

Bookzombie 😂 Absolutely! This cracked me up! 8y
Chessa Alllll the bookish ferret pics!!!!!! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Yes please! 8y
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autumnlupin I love them! Your sables are clearly nicer than mine will ever be haha. 8y
BookishFeminist @Bookzombie @Chessa @CherylDeFranceschi As long as you guys know what you're in for! 😂 Sherlock in particular has NO SHAME. 8y
BookishFeminist @ahshlyn They're the best. Sherlock is a sable but Noodle's more champagne with a summer coat at the moment. I always catch her in bad lighting bc she's always sleeping under covers, so it's hard to tell. I didn't know you had ferrets! How many do you have?? 8y
DiruVamp I absolutely love them! Keep them coming! 😉 8y
LeahBergen "Privates" Life, you mean? ? 8y
BookishFeminist @DiruVamp Brace yourself for lots of belly! Lol 8y
BookishFeminist @LeahBergen Yep, basically 😂 8y
Shortstack 😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍 I want all of the #petsoflitsy 8y
Suzze Oh, yes! More ferrets. ❤️ 8y
read_diverse_books Omg....! IT'S SO CUTE. 😍😍😍 8y
JSW Those ferrets. 😂 8y
[DELETED] 3323341091 oh, man. he is zonked out! 😍 8y
autumnlupin @BookishFeminist we've got two furry babies! A sable, who is the world's angriest ferret, and a chubby champagne! 8y
BookishFeminist @ahshlyn Oh no! We've never had behavior issues with these guys- how much out of cage time do they get?? Ours are much better behaved and loving since we've let them free roam (unless we aren't home), but sometimes there are just temperamental animals just like humans. 😆 I would love to see pics!! Angry one may be but I bet they're cute! 8y
Sparkpuppypup Yes to ferrets! #petsoflitsy ❤️ 8y
OSChamberlain Lmao too cute. What's with people x-ing out their pets' privates though? Hahaa 8y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain We're trying to keep Litsy family friendly, unlike someone else I know 😉 8y
OSChamberlain @BookishFeminist So this is what the world has come to. Animal privates are now a threat 😂😂😂 okay then. 8y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain (psst you know it's sarcasm, right?! 😂) 8y
OSChamberlain @BookishFeminist Hahahaa of course. Hence the 😂😂😂 8y
OSChamberlain I miss owning a ferret 😔 I too used to own two of them, and like @ahshlyn, one of them was the spawn of Satan for sure. 8y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain they're the best 😀 how long ago did you have them?? I've never met a mean one and I know lots! I think a lot of behavior issues stem from owners being given misinformation on how to care for them even though no one wants to do wrong by them. It's really sad. ☹️ (not implying this was the case for you, but sometimes this even starts in the pet stores that can treat them horribly. 😠) 8y
OSChamberlain @BookishFeminist Oh god I must've been about 4 or 5. I didn't have much to do with the care for them, my mom did that, but I loved playing with them. I don't know why he was so angry because he was also the only mean one I've ever come across! 8y
BookishFeminist @OSChamberlain 😂😂 here I was thinking you'd had them in high school or something. That's good though! Maybe your old one was just a brat 😆 8y
autumnlupin @BookishFeminist he's always been really grumpy, and he's calmed down marginally since we got him - he tolerates my brother for a few minutes now instead of just a second haha. He doesn't get enough out time, but he hates my mom and I, so we can't let him out! It's a pickle. Plus he's a speed demon! They're numbers like... 16 and 17 for my mom, and she doesn't understand his grumpiness 8y
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Private Life | Josep Maria de Sagarra
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A stunning translation of a #Catalan classic that takes place in Barcelona. About the decay and fall of the established aristocracy with a good measure of sexual intrigue. Would be a good read before visiting Barcelona.

bookhouseboy Hmm, I'll have to add it to my summer TBR! 9y
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