Jorge Semprun: The Spaniard Who Survived the Nazis & Conquered Paris
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Spanish by birth, Parisian by adoption, Semprun (1923-2011) was a legendary figure on the front...
Franco: A Personal and Political Biography
Stanley G. Payne and Jesus Palacios
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General Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and...
There Your Heart Lies
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From the award-winning novelist Mary Gordon, here is a book whose twentieth-century wisdom can help...
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Sicilian Uncles
Leonardo Sciascia, N.S. Thompson and Arthur Oliver
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The expression 'Sicilian uncle' has the same sense in Italian as 'Dutch uncle' does in English, but...
Leon Trotsky
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The name 'Leon Trotsky' is a controversial one. For some, he was a betrayer or a totalitarian. For...
The Beguiled (2017)
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Three years into the senseless American Civil War, in 1864, the dilapidated mansion of Miss Martha...
Drama War
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From Guernica to Greatness: Eighty Years of Los Rojos
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Nowadays, the Premier League is increasingly dominated by Spanish stars, from David Silva to David...
The Map
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1613: Shimon Mendiluze, a Spanish Jewish alchemist fleeing the Inquisition, is found guilty of...
Her Last Flight
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In 1947, photographer and war correspondent Janey Everett arrives at a remote surfing village on the...