Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada Wassily Kandinsky Now the fiends must be

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Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada Wassily Kandinsky Now the fiends must beYocandra, the first person narrator, was born (like Valdes herself) in Havana in 1959. Now a dispirited, outspoken woman living in Cuba, narrator writes of a reality of 'nothing' that contrasts poignantly with that of a gusana friend in Madrid with whom she exchanges letters. This colloquial, idiomatic translation of La nada cotidiana reflects work's humor and word play. Brief but helpful translator's notes.