¡No Pasaran!: Writings from the Spanish Civil War - Softcover

Ayrton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846689988 ISBN 13: 9781846689987

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2017

Synopsis

The Spanish Civil War captured the imaginations of writers and readers around the world. ¡No Pasarán! collects thirty-eight of the most vivid, poignant stories to come out of the conflict, by writers from across the political, geographical and artistic spectrum.

The writers include celebrated international figures such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Leonardo Sciascia and Victor Serge and well known British and American observers such as George Orwell, Gamel Woolsey, Langston Hughes and Muriel Rukeyser. Uniquely, where previous collections privileged the writings of the International Brigades, ¡No Pasarán! draws most heavily on writers from Spain itself - including Mercè Rodoreda, Javier Cercas and Luís Buñuel.

¡No Pasarán! is the essential anthology of Spain's Civil War writing, and allows the reader to witness life and death, hope and despair at the front lines of one of the century's most bitter wars.

About this title

About the Author:

Pete Ayrton was born in London in 1943. After a brief period teaching philosophy, his work as a translator led to an editorial position and later to his founding of Serpent's Tail. No Man's Land, his collection of writings from World War I, was highly acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic and was named one of the Economist's Books of the Year.

Review:

“Peter Ayrton rises above the political infighting and sectarianism and gives us a bottoms-up history as told by working-class Spaniards.”
- Minneapolis Star Tribune

“The real strength of No Man's Land is the sheer diversity of the voices it offers, especially those from fronts often overlooked or considered peripheral.”
- The New York Times [praise for 'No Man's Land']

“Ayrton has achieved something very rare and powerful in this book, a brilliantly edited collection of fiction. Essential reading for anyone interested in history, literature, or the human condition.”
- Library Journal (starred) [praise for 'No Man's Land']

“The essential collection of writing from the First World War. Wonderfully wide-ranging.”
- The Times (London) [praise for 'No Man's Land']

“As diverse in attitudes as it is in geography. A tribute to the art of translation. Marvelous.”
- Times Literary Supplement [praise for 'No Man's Land']

“Trail-blazing. Not just another Great War anthology.”
- The Independent [praise for 'No Man's Land']

“Superb. An impressive anthology that bears an extraordinary cargo of human experience, and is an enlightenment for those who think only of the western front when they remember the First World War.”
- The Financial Times [praise for 'No Man's Land']

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1846689988
• ISBN 13: 9781846689987
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416