In 1935 Madrid, members of the socialist party and three of the workers' leaders are killed during an overflow meeting, and the government decides to permit a public funeral which ends in the prospect of revolution
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Ramon J. Sender (1902 1982), the great Spanish novelist, received almost every literary prize his countrymen had to offer. He has supported the republican cause during the Spanish civil war and was forced to leave Spain in 1937. He eventually settled in the United States and died in San Diego.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The time is 1935. The place is Madrid, a city beset by labor unrest which has raised fearsand among some, hopesof revolution. At an overflow meeting of workingmen, the military intervenes and three of the workers leaders and a member of the socialist party are killed. A public funeral ends in street fighting, sabotage, and the prospect of a general strike throughout Spain. From these events Ramon Sender has fashioned a novel of terror and beautyone of the great unsung works of the 20th century. Behind the confused and conflicting theories of the revolutionaries who are the central characters of Seven Red Sundays, Mr. Sender discovers a sublime faith and a spirit of self-sacrifice. But whether these idealists with guns represent hope or despair is a haunting question which the reader must decide. Magnificenta masterpiece.New York Times Book Review. An extraordinary book, extremely intelligent. As exciting as a long ski run on a crisp morning and as beautiful and dangerous.New Statesman. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR004749481
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