THE DOLL'S ROOM

A classic of contemporary Catalan literature, and a haunting and satirical portrait of a vanishing age, Llorenc¸ Villalonga?s The Do lls? Room concerns the decline of Don Toni and Dona Maria Anto`nia Bearn: aristocrats, cousins, husband and wife, and members of the decadent, age-old ruling class of the town that bears their name. Their story is told by the naive family priest, Don Joan, who was taken under Don Toni?s wing as a schoolboy.