Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada Marriage Self Help But why do we have

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—and encourage kids to write the story of their lives

They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes

Despite her spoiled upbringing

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Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada Marriage Self Help But why do we haveYocandra, 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.