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When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. 'There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the wind will get into this house.' But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire.
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Chris Dillingham
reviewed House of Bernarda Alba on September 19, 2016
House of Bernarda Alba
Book Review
4+ out of 5 stars to La casa de Bernarda Alba, a play written in 1936 but published in 1945 by Federico GarcÃa Lorca after his death. I adore this play for so many reasons. Originally written in Spanish, I read this as part of a course on literature as part of an English degree. I read it in English and watched two versions afterwards, and I will definitely say... reading it in Spanish was truly the best experience. The other great thing about this work is the ability to cover 5 different daughters, each with a unique personality, need and desire during their mourning period. La Mama will not let them do anything but sit in proper attire... but we all know that children do not listen to their mothers at various points in their life. Everyone needs to read this play simply to understand the beauty that is Lorca. All the plays deal with family and generational issues, gender and sexual revolutions (or sorts)... so much could be said about what Lorca was revealing from his own life! This is the kind of play that makes you love foreign or multi-cultural literature and stories. I remember being wow'd by the ability to convey such beauty in a way that I hadn't ever experienced, when it comes to another culture. I may have only been 18 or 19 at the time but it was quite profound. That said, it's a play. It's not that lengthy. And it's not a life-changer as far as coming to terms with something you are thinking about. It's more a wonderful cross-section of a culture, a time and a family who show you an alternate way of living.
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