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Spanish by Patricia Haugaard  \n# BoxWooD\n\nCamilo José Cela  \nTranslated by Patricia Haugaard  \nBoxwood,which can perhaps best bedescribed as a non-novel,has none ofthe structural signposts readers gener-ally expect:there is no plot,no crux,no denouement.Instead we have a mixof folklore,tradition,superstition,autobiographical snatches,cookingdirections,a litany of nautical disasterson the Coast of Death—ships from afarwith cargoes of oranges,typewriters,iron ore,oil,spices—elements ofnature both cruel and beautiful,of manboth saint and sinner,whales,witches,mermaids,ghosts,the exquisite,thecrass,all against the background ofCela's birthplace,Galicia.In one of theearly exchanges between reader andauthor that occur randomly in the textthe reader understandably asks:  \n\"Isn't this getting a little jumbled?\"  \n\"Just a shade jumbled.\"  \n\"Like life itself?\"  \n“Yes,though I try not to say so.”  \nReader bear with him.There's gold tomine!  \nPhotograph ◎ Palomares  \nCamilo José Cela was born in Galiciain 1916—his father,Spanish;his moth-er,English.He studied law,medicine,and philosophy in London and Madridand in his younger years worked as ajournalist and an actor.Cela publishedover fifty books—among them TheFamily of Pascual Duarte,Hive,andMazurka for Two Dead Men.He wasawarded the Nobel Prize for literaturein 1989 and died in 2002.  \nPatricia Haugaard lives in Ireland andhas translated a number of books fromthe Spanish.She is very familiar withGalicia and its coastal area.  \n\"If there is any Spanish novelist whodeserves the Nobel Prize on the meritof experimentation alone,it is withoutdoubt Camilo José Cela.\"  \n—Miguel Ugarte,The Nation  \nCover Illustration by Juan Pablo RadaJacket design by Semadar Megged  \nNew Directions80 Eighth AvenueNew York,NY 10011  \n# ВохмооП\n\nAISO BY CAMILo JosE CELAMazurka for Two Dead Men  \nBOXWOOD  \nTranslated by PATRICIA HAUGAARD  \nCopyright ◎Camilo Jose Cela,1999Copyright ◎Espasa Calpe,1999Translation copyright ◎ Patricia Haugaard,2002  \nAll rights reserved.Except for brief passages quoted in a newspaper,magazine,radio,or television review,no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by anymeans,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and recording,or by anyinformation storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from thePublisher.  \nBook design by Semadar Megged  \nManufactured in the United States of AmericaNew Directions Books are printed on acid-free paper.First published clothbound by New Directions in 2002Published simultaneously in Canada by Penguin Books Canada,Ltd.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nCela,Camilo José  \n[Madera de Boj.English]  \nBoxwood/Camilo Jose Cela;translated by Patricia Haugaardp.cm.  \nISBN 0-8112-1497-4 (alk.paper)Haugaard,Patricia.II.Title  \nPQ6605.E44M23132002863'.64—dc21  \n2001051202  \nNew Directions Books are published for James LaughlinBy New Directions Publishing Corporation80 Eighth Avenue,New York 10011  \nBoxWooD  \nhttps://archive.org/details/boxwood0000cela  \nThe skies they were ashen and sober:The leaves they were crisped and sere.The leaves they were withering and sere.Then my heart it grew ashen and soberAs the leaves that were crisped and sere,As the leaves that were withering and sere.  \nEdgar A.Poe,Ulalume","cbCaimihBHNEuKy6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimihBHNEuKy6","pdf",12570892,224,"English","# Boxwood\n## About the work and its style\n## Author background and translation credits\n## Publication and copyright notes","[{\"question\":\"What kind of book is Boxwood, according to the provided description?\",\"answer\":\"Boxwood is described as a non-novel without the structural signposts readers generally expect, such as plot, crux, or denouement.\"},{\"question\":\"What elements appear in the narrative material of Boxwood?\",\"answer\":\"The description highlights a mix of folklore, tradition, superstition, autobiographical snippets, cooking directions, and lists 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