Books Burn Badly by Rivas, Manuel

Books Burn Badly

A masterpieceofunusualbeautyby one of Europe's greatest living writersa brilliant evocation of the Spanish Civil WarOn August 19,...
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SKU: 9780099520337
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Author: Manuel Rivas
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Books Burn Badly by Rivas, Manuel

Books Burn Badly

¥5,710

Books Burn Badly

¥5,710
Author: Manuel Rivas
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A masterpieceofunusualbeautyby one of Europe's greatest living writersa brilliant evocation of the Spanish Civil WarOn August 19, 1936 Hercules the boxer stands on the quayside at Coruna and watches Fascist soldiers piling up books and setting them alight. With this moment a young, carefree group of friends are transformed into a broken generation. Out of this incident during the early months of Spain's tragic civil war, Manuel Rivas weaves a colorful tapestry of stories and unforgettable characters to create a panorama of 20th-century Spanish historyfor it is not only the lives of Hercules the boxer and his friends that are tainted by the unending conflict, but also those of a young washerwoman who sees souls in the clouded river water and the stammering son of a judge who uncovers his father's hidden library. As the singed pages fly away on the breeze, their stories live on in the minds of their readers."

Author: Manuel Rivas
Publisher: Random House UK
Published: 10/01/2011
Pages: 548
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780099520337


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/22/2011
Booklist 10/01/2011 pg. 35
Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 73

About the Author
Manuel Rivas writes in the Galician language of north-west Spain. A founding member of Greenpeace Spain, he is a major figure in Spanish literature, known for his journalism, as well as for his prize-winning short stories and novels, which include the internationally acclaimed "The Carpenter's Pencil." His works have been translated into20 languages."


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