The english translation by anne mclean won the independent foreign fiction prize for 2004. The book was a bestseller in spain, and i am ashamed to admit it has taken me this long to read the book. Apr 30, 20 mason 1jessie masongillian pricespan 4040final translationtranslator. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Starring ariadna gil and ramon fontsere, the film was nominated for eight goya awards in 2004, and won the award for best cinematography. The book was acclaimed by critics in spain and was top of the bestseller book list there for many months. Sixty years after narrowly escaping the firing squad in the final moments of the spanish civil war, writer, fascist and now warhero rafael sanchez mazas peels back the layers of truth and propaganda in order to discover who the real hero of his story was. It is metafictional in so far as the story it tells is purportedly the story of the writing of the book itself. Salamina ebook javier negrete descargar libro pdf o. Mason 1jessie masongillian pricespan 4040final translationtranslator. Le libros descargar libros en pdf, epub y mobi leer.
Javier cercas nacio en ibahernando, caceres, en 1962. In terms of time, it spans the most of the 20th century. Javier cercas has 37 books on goodreads with 33209 ratings. The simplicity of the basic story, which by itself would have only been another article in a journal or newspaper, is turned into a profound analysis of the intricacies of writing and being a writer. Lola has lost her passion for writing, and she becomes intrigued about rafael, who was a. Descarga libros pdf gratis libros gratis epub en 1 link sin registro. In this bestselling literary novel cercas takes the reader on an investigation of historic events to unravel an essential secret about spains most uncomfortable past, but most importantly, about the human condition. When the professor and writer lola sanchez is assigned to write a column in the newspaper about the spanish civil war, she researches and finds for the first time about the shooting of rafael sanchez mazas. Right through the center of spain runs a deep scar.
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