Publication

1978-06-01 - Macmillan Pub Co

Language

English

Word Count

37,750 words, Guess

Page Count

151 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL7720262M
  • ISBN-139780684158150
  • ISBN-100684158159
  • OCLC Control Number23303
  • Library of Congress Control Number69017057
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  • Goodreads2544609
  • LibraryThing407353

Classifications

  • LCCPS3515.E37 A15 1969

Description

The three-act play and the hitherto uncollected stories contained in this book represent the first literary fruits of the active months (1937-1939) Ernest Hemingway spent in Spain covering the Spanish Civil War as a correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance and helping to film battle scenes for the motion picture The Spanish Earth. He conveys the feverish life in Madrid under siege: the daily horrors of the Rebel bombardment, the incongruous humor, the contest in duplicity and brutality between Loyalist counter-espionage agents and the fascist enemy within the city, the futility of trying to establish between a man and woman any relationship deeper or more permanent than casual sexual adventure. Each of the four stories depicts a different aspect of the war.

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