Soldiers of Salamis by Javier Cercas
The International Bestseller of the Spanish Civil War - Winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
A truly wonderful, magnificent novelIt is understanding, intelligent, compassionate . . . If you were required to read only one book about Spain and its civil war, this should be that book. -- Allan Massie * Scotsman. *
Very few novels have the power to alter received opinion, but this marvellous book may well be one . . . A remarkable book. -- Anne Chisholm * Sunday Telegraph *
This is an important, fresh and original book ... Above all, it demonstrates how eloquent and exciting fiction is still capable of being. -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *
This is a masterly parable of political violence, of suffering, but also, and decisevely, of the strange logic of compassion and healing . . . should become a classic -- George Steiner
With irresistible directness and delicacy, Javier Cercas engages in a quick-witted, tender quest for truth and the possibility of reconciliation in history, in our everyday lives - which happens to be the theme of most great European fiction . . . a marvellous novel -- Susan Sontag
He has succeeded, with one perfectly crafted book, in single-handedly redeeming the epic genre -- Alberto Manguel
Very few novels have the power to alter received opinion, but this marvellous book may well be one . . . A remarkable book. -- Anne Chisholm * Sunday Telegraph *
This is an important, fresh and original book ... Above all, it demonstrates how eloquent and exciting fiction is still capable of being. -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *
This is a masterly parable of political violence, of suffering, but also, and decisevely, of the strange logic of compassion and healing . . . should become a classic -- George Steiner
With irresistible directness and delicacy, Javier Cercas engages in a quick-witted, tender quest for truth and the possibility of reconciliation in history, in our everyday lives - which happens to be the theme of most great European fiction . . . a marvellous novel -- Susan Sontag
He has succeeded, with one perfectly crafted book, in single-handedly redeeming the epic genre -- Alberto Manguel
Javier Cercas was born in 1962. He is a novelist, short-story writer and columnist, whose books include Soldiers of Salamis (which sold more than a million copies worldwide, won six literary awards in Spain and was filmed by David Trueba), The Tenant and The Motive, The Speed of Light and The Anatomy of a Moment. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in Barcelona.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857059192 |
| ISBN 10 | 085705919X |
| Title | Soldiers of Salamis |
| Author | Javier Cercas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2019-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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