Born in 1869 to a wealthy family in L'Escala, Spain, Caterina Albert i Paradis lived almost one hundred years, and took part in most of the literary movements of her day. Major political events during her lifetime include an end to most Spanish colonial possessions in 1898; labor unrest resulting from the strengthening of the industrial revolution and war protests in the first decade of the twentieth century; and the Second Republic followed by the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. A writer of great range in themes, styles, tones, and literary techniques, she published poetry, essays, short stories, and two novels under the pseudonym of Victor Catala. Kathleen McNerney is professor emerita of Spanish at West Virginia University. Her publications include Latin American, Castilian, and French literature, but most focus on Catalan women writers. Co-editor of Double Minorities of Spain (MLA, 1994), she has also edited collections of articles on Merce Rodoreda and translated stories, poetry, and four novels.
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"McNerney's review of concepts relating to modernity and women's writing in Spain alongside her discussion of Albert's literary techniques make this [...] a useful tool for graduate and undergraduate classrooms. Specialists will enjoy the fact that it debunks myths long perpetuated in Albert's criticism, as it clarifies that Albert resided in rural as well as urban locales and wrote fiction featuring both back-drops." - Kate Good, Bulletin of Spanish Studies