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Calling to mind such timeless war-and-love classics as Corelli's Mandolin and The English Patient, Guernica is a transporting novel that thrums with the power of storytelling and is peopled with characters driven by grit and heart. In 1935, Miguel Navarro finds himself in conflict with the Spanish Civil Guard and flees the Basque fishing village of Lekeitio to make a new start in Guernica, the center of Basque culture and tradition. In the midst of this isolated bastion of democratic values, Miguel finds more than a new life--he finds someone to live for. Miren Ansotegui is a charismatic and graceful dancer who has her pick of the bachelors in Guernica, but she focuses only on the charming and mysterious Miguel. The two discover a love that war and tragedy cannot destroy. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this beautiful novel about the resilience of family, love, and tradition in the face of hardship. The bombing of Guernica was a devastating experiment in total warfare by the German Luftwaffe in the run-up to World War II. For the Basques, it was an attack on the soul of their ancient nation; for the world, it was an unprecedented crime against humanity. In his first novel, Boling reintroduces the event and paints his own picture of a people so strong, vibrant, and proud that they are willing to do whatever it takes to protect their values, their country, and their loved ones.… (meer)
Lunes 26 de abril de 1937. Las bombas se oyen silbar en el despejado cielo de Guernica… Los edificios, los paseos, el mercado… lugares que serán reconstruidos, aunque las personas muertas no podrán ser nunca reemplazadas. Y es que hay momentos de la historia que determinan el destino de todo un pueblo. A los cuatro vientos está en pie el caserío Errotaberri, en las alturas del monte Oiz, conservado generación tras generación por los Ansotegui, una familia vasca que nos descubrirá el amor indestructible, la amistad enternecedora y la importancia de las tradiciones, pilares de su hogar y de su vida. Los tres hermanos de esta novela conseguirán apropiarse de la ternura y del cariño de los lectores. La familia Ansotegui se erige como baluarte de todas las familias vascas y, en consecuencia, de todas las familias del mundo. La historia más real y la ficción más asombrosa se entremezclan en este soberbio cuadro literario, "pintado" por Dave Boling a la maniére de Picasso, en el que nos desvela la imagen de un pueblo fuerte y orgulloso donde la tierra y el amor se unen en la lucha por la identidad.
Nice book, but everyone in the book was just too nice to ring true. More than half of the book is spent wallowing in a perfect small group of families in an idealised small-town community. When the bombs arrived I wanted to scream 'nasty two-timing horrid people don't deserve to get torn apart either'. Well written, and well meaning. I think the first half was probably set up to provide contrast with war and make it more shocking when it came, but for me the first half made me want to get the second half over quick - having wallowed in sentiment I didn't want to wallow in blood and pain. Perhaps a book for those who do not yet know anything much about the Spanish Civil war. ( )
Very readable, but definitely not 'epic' as suggested by the reviews on the cover. The sub-threads regarding Picasso and von Richthofen didn't really sit very well within the main story. A fascinating time and place in which to set a novel, although I felt that the historical context could have been explored in a lot more depth. ( )
I thought this sounded an interesting story and I was looking forward to reading it. But it fell short for me. It is an interesting story but there were too many characters and I didn't feel any connection to them. So when the attack happens I didn't feel the emotional connection that I should have. The Spanish Civil War and its atrocities have been overshadowed by WW2 so we all know less than we should about it and if fiction can help then that is all to the good. I felt there was a good story here but this novel wasn't it. ( )
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"Guernica is the happiest town in the world...governed by an assembly of countrymen who meet under an oak tree and always reach the fairest decisions." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
"The painting which I am presently working on will be called Guernica. By means of it, I express my abhorrence of the race that has sunk Spain in an ocean of pain and death." - Pablo Picasso
Opdracht
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
For the victims of Guernica...and all the Guernicas that followed.
Eerste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Justo Ansotegui returns to the market now to hear the language and to buy soap.
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Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
And Franco cannot see them dancing at night, laughing by the light of the hearth.
Calling to mind such timeless war-and-love classics as Corelli's Mandolin and The English Patient, Guernica is a transporting novel that thrums with the power of storytelling and is peopled with characters driven by grit and heart. In 1935, Miguel Navarro finds himself in conflict with the Spanish Civil Guard and flees the Basque fishing village of Lekeitio to make a new start in Guernica, the center of Basque culture and tradition. In the midst of this isolated bastion of democratic values, Miguel finds more than a new life--he finds someone to live for. Miren Ansotegui is a charismatic and graceful dancer who has her pick of the bachelors in Guernica, but she focuses only on the charming and mysterious Miguel. The two discover a love that war and tragedy cannot destroy. History and fiction merge seamlessly in this beautiful novel about the resilience of family, love, and tradition in the face of hardship. The bombing of Guernica was a devastating experiment in total warfare by the German Luftwaffe in the run-up to World War II. For the Basques, it was an attack on the soul of their ancient nation; for the world, it was an unprecedented crime against humanity. In his first novel, Boling reintroduces the event and paints his own picture of a people so strong, vibrant, and proud that they are willing to do whatever it takes to protect their values, their country, and their loved ones.
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