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Línea de fuego / Arturo Pérez-Reverte.

Van Pelt Library PQ6666.E765 L57 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pérez-Reverte, Arturo, author.
Language:
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Fiction.
Spain.
History.
Genre:
Fiction.
Spanish language materials.
Novels.
Historical fiction.
History.
Physical Description:
682 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Edition:
Primera edición.
Place of Publication:
Barcelona : Alfaguara, octubre de 2020.
Language Note:
Text in Spanish.
Summary:
"En la noche del 24 al 25 de julio de 1938, durante la batalla del Ebro, 2.890 hombres y 14 mujeres de la XI Brigada Mixta del ejército de la República cruzan el río para establecer la cabeza de puente de Castellets del Segre, donde combatirán durante diez días. Sin embargo, ni Castellets, ni la XI Brigada, ni las tropas que se le enfrentan en Línea de fuego existieron nunca. Las unidades militares, los lugares y los personajes que en esta novela aparecen son ficticios, aunque no lo sean los hechos ni los nombres reales en que se inspiran. Fue exactamente así como padres, abuelos y familiares de numerosos españoles de hoy combatieron en ambos bandos durante aquellos días y aquellos trágicos años. La batalla del Ebro fue la más dura y sangrienta de cuantas se han librado en nuestro suelo, y sobre ella hay abundante documentación, partes de guerra y testimonios personales. Con todo eso, combinando rigor e invención, el autor más leído de la literatura española actual ha construido, no ya una novela sobre la Guerra Civil, sino una formidable novela de hombres y mujeres en cualquier guerra: un relato ecuánime y fascinante donde se recupera la memoria de nuestros padres y abuelos, que es también nuestra propia historia" -- Publisher's description.
"On the night of July 24 to 25, 1938, during the Battle of the Ebro, 2890 men and 14 women of the XI Mixed Brigade of the Army of the Republic crossed the river to establish the bridgehead of Castellets del Segre, where they will fight during ten days. However, neither Castellets, nor the XI Brigade, nor the troops facing him in the Line of Fire ever existed. The military units, places and characters that appear in this novel are fictitious, although the facts and the real names from which they are inspired are not. It was exactly like this that parents, grandparents and relatives of many Spaniards of today fought on both sides during those days and those tragic years. The battle of the Ebro was the hardest and bloodiest of all that have been fought on our soil, and about it there is abundant documentation, war reports and personal testimonies. With all this, combining rigor and invention, the most widely read author in current Spanish literature has built, not just a novel about Civil War, but a formidable novel of men and women in any war: a fair and fascinating story where he recovers the memory of our parents and grandparents, which is also our own history." --Google translate.
ISBN:
9788420454665
8420454664
9781644732915
1644732912
OCLC:
1200495530

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