The Trap by Matute, Ana Maria - 1996

Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA: Latin American Liteary Review Press, 1996. BH2 - This is a trade paperback book that has been rebound into a hard cover format. A tight, clean, sound copy in clear plastic laminated black and white photo illustrated paper covered boards with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the back of the title page, and the back free endpaper. Translated form the Spanish by Robert Nugent and María José de la Cámara. This is a novel in the author's "The Merchants" trilogy set during the Spanish Civil War. The story is told as a feminine first-person narrative about the experience of women during the war as part of the overall difficulties in Spain dealing with gender, class, and cultural distinctions. By the author of "Celebration in the Northwest," "Olvidado Rey Gudu," "Pequeno Teatro," "Primera Memoria," "School of the Sun," and "The Heliotrope Wall and Other Stories." 220p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.