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Alba de Céspedes

Born

in Rome, Italy

March 11, 1911

Died

November 14, 1997

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Alba de Céspedes y Bertini was a Cuban-Italian writer.

Ms. de Céspedes was the daughter of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (a President of Cuba) and his Italian wife, Laura Bertini y Alessandri. Her grandfather was Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and a distant cousin was Perucho Figueredo. She was married to Francesco Bounous of the Italian foreign service

Ms. de Céspedes worked as a journalist in the 1930s for Piccolo, Epoca, and La Stampa. In 1935, she wrote her first novel, L’Anima Degli Altri. In 1935, she was jailed for her anti-fascist activities in Italy. Two of her novels were also banned (Nessuno Torna Indietro (1938) and La Fuga (1940)). In 1943, she was again imprisoned for her assistance with Radio Partigiana in Bari. After the war ...more

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	Forbidden Notebook by Alba de Céspedes, Ann Goldstein (Translator), Jhumpa Lahiri (Foreword) 4.19 avg rating — 8,848 ratings — published 1952 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Side of the Story by Alba de Céspedes, Jill Foulston (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 1,833 ratings — published 1949 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nessuno torna indietro 3.86 avg rating — 860 ratings — published 1938 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	عروسک فرنگی by Alba de Céspedes, بهمن فرزانه (Translator) 3.26 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 1967 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	عذاب وجدان by Alba de Céspedes, بهمن فرزانه (Translator) 3.55 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 1967 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دیر یا زود by Alba de Céspedes, بهمن فرزانه (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 1955 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	درخت تلخ by Alba de Céspedes, بهمن فرزانه (Translator) 3.16 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1940 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تازه عروس by Alba de Céspedes, بهمن فرزانه (Translator) 3.02 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1955 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le ragazze di maggio 3.90 avg rating — 125 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	يک دسته گل بنفشه by Alba de Céspedes, بهمن فرزانه (Translator) 2.94 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“فقط یک بار پس از خواندن یک رمان عشقی، خواهرش گفته بود:"لابد عشق چیز قشنگی است" و خود اضافه کرده بود:"آره، حتما چیز قشنگی است”
― آلبا د سس پدسس

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“... هيچ کس هرگز کاملآ آزاد نيست. آزادی بشر درست چند ساعت بعد از تولد از او سلب می شود. از همان لحظه ای که برای ما اسمی می گذارند و ما را به خانواده ای نسبت می دهند٬ ديگر فرار غير ممکن ميشود. قادر نيستيم زنجير را پاره کنيم و آزاد باشيم. ساختمان بزرگ اداره ثبت اسناد زندان ماست. همه ما لابه لای اوراق آن کتابها له شده ايم...!”
― Alba de Céspedes, از طرف او

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“Numa determinada idade”, o diretor prosseguia, “tudo aquilo que fizemos não nos é mais suficiente; serviu apenas para nos tornar aqueles que somos. E do modo como somos, agora que somos verdadeiramente nós, aqueles que quisemos ou conseguimos ser, gostaríamos de começar a viver de novo, conscientemente, segundo nossos gostos de hoje. E no entanto devemos continuar vivendo a vida que escolhemos quando éramos outros. Trabalhei a vida inteira, foram trinta anos para me tornar quem eu sou. E agora?”
― Alba de Céspedes, Forbidden Notebook

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