The Anatomy of a Moment by Javier Cercas
Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean The new novel by the bestselling author of Soldiers of Salamis (1 million copies worldwide) has sold more than 160,000 copies in hardback in Spain since publication in 2009.
‘A brilliant reconfiguring of a key event in contemporary European historyAudacious and wholly fascinating' * William Boyd *
‘Javier Cercas' gripping account of the attempted Spanish coup in February 1981 uniquely combines a novelist's thrilling narrative skills with an historian's forensic rigour' * Frederick Taylor, author of Exorcising Hitler and Dresden *
‘Javier Cercas has employed the forensic skill of an investigative journalist and his natural talent for historical narrative to capture a defining moment in a nation's transition from dictatorship to democracy. With this, his latest venture into his country's turbulent history, Cercas can rightly lay claim to being one of Spain's most talented, profound as well as clear literary voices' * Jimmy Burns, author of Papa Spy and Barça *
‘Javier Cercas' gripping account of the attempted Spanish coup in February 1981 uniquely combines a novelist's thrilling narrative skills with an historian's forensic rigour' * Frederick Taylor, author of Exorcising Hitler and Dresden *
‘Javier Cercas has employed the forensic skill of an investigative journalist and his natural talent for historical narrative to capture a defining moment in a nation's transition from dictatorship to democracy. With this, his latest venture into his country's turbulent history, Cercas can rightly lay claim to being one of Spain's most talented, profound as well as clear literary voices' * Jimmy Burns, author of Papa Spy and Barça *
Javier Cercas is the author of Soldiers of Salamis, The Tenant & The Motive and The Speed of Light. He has taught at the University of Illinois and for many years was a lecturer in Spanish literature at the University of Gerona. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and son.
Anne McLean is the translator of works by Carmen Martín Gaite, Julio Cortázar, Ignacio Martínez de Pisón and Tomás Eloy Martínez. She has twice won the Independent Prize for Foreign Fiction: for Soldiers of Salamis by Javier Cercas in 2004 (which also won her the Valle Inclán Award), and for The Armies by Evelio Rosero in 2009.
Anne McLean is the translator of works by Carmen Martín Gaite, Julio Cortázar, Ignacio Martínez de Pisón and Tomás Eloy Martínez. She has twice won the Independent Prize for Foreign Fiction: for Soldiers of Salamis by Javier Cercas in 2004 (which also won her the Valle Inclán Award), and for The Armies by Evelio Rosero in 2009.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408805602 |
| ISBN 10 | 140880560X |
| Title | The Anatomy of a Moment |
| Author | Javier Cercas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (History) 2011 |
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