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Synopsis
"A Moment of War" is the magnificent conclusion to Laurie Lee's autobiographical trilogy begun in "Cider with Rosie" and "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning". It was December 1937 when the young Laurie Lee crossed the Pyrenees and walked into the bitter winter of the Spanish Civil War. With great vividness and poignancy, Lee portrays the brave defeat of youthful idealism in Auden's 'low dishonest decade'. Writing in the "Literary Review", John Sweeney praised the memoir as, 'A great, heart-stopping narrative of one young Englishman's part in the war in Spain ...crafted by a poet, stamping an indelible image of the boredom, random cruelty and stupidity of war'.
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About the Author
Laurie Lee was born in 1914 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and was brought up with his mother and many siblings. At the age of nineteen he walked to London and then traveled on foot through Spain as described in As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning. He married Catherine Polge and had one daughter; he died in 1997.
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NaivetŽ and modern warfare meet in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. Young Lee arrives in Spain prepared for battle though not for the skepticism nor his imprisonment. Thorne's matter-of-fact, almost conversational recital captures young Lee's trusting enthusiasm. Events, both petty and horrendous, are made credible without emotional histrionics. The reader's quiet energy gives Lee's character unspoken wonder and fear. Thorne provides well-rendered characterizations and near-perfect multi-national accents. It's a curious, yet compelling, odyssey. S.B.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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A Moment Of War A Memoir of the Spanish Civil War
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Gift inscription. A Moment of War: A Memoir of the Spanish Civil War by Laurie Lee is a poignant and personal account of the author's experiences as a young volunteer fighting in the Spanish Civil War. The book serves as the concluding part of his memoir trilogy, following his earlier works Cider with Rosie and As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning. In A Moment of War, Lee recounts his journey from England to Spain, his involvement with the International Brigades, and his firsthand experiences of the harsh realities of war, including the chaos, fear, and camaraderie among soldiers. The memoir is both a reflection on the brutalities of conflict and a tribute to the idealism and struggles of those who fought against fascism. Lee's vivid, lyrical writing captures the emotional and physical toll of war, while also offering a deeply human perspective on history's turbulent moments. Seller Inventory # NF.LEE.1993.1
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A MOMENT OF WAR; A MEMOIR OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR.
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