Guernica by Ian Patterson
'Aguirre [the Basque leader who reported the bombing] is lying. We have respected Guernica as we respect everything Spanish' - Francisco Franco The book begins with a graphic account of what happened in Guernica on 26 April 1937 and its place in the course of the Spanish Civil War. But Guernica also almost at once became a media focus, and Picasso's great painting, which made Guernica the most famous image of total war, was only one of a huge number of cultural artefacts - paintings, films, novels, poems, plays - to explore the great themes of the last hundred years. Ian Patterson brilliantly traces this hidden story of terror right down to 9/11 and Iraq - the image of Guernica is just as relevant today.
"'Aguirre [the Basque leader who reported the bombing] is lyingWe have respected Guernica as we respect everything Spanish' - Francisco Franco"
Ian Patterson teaches (mainly modern) English literature at Cambridge, where he is a Fellow of Queens' College. He is also a poet.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861977649 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861977646 |
| Title | Guernica |
| Author | Ian Patterson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-03-08 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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