The Life and Death of a Spanish Town (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 225)

Paul, Elliot

Published by The Modern Library, 1944

1944-53 printing of Toledano 225.1, binding/jacket style 8h, map of Santa Eulalia Del Rio on endpapers (a rare departure in endpaper design for Modern Library), $0.95 jacket price, 309 titles on jacket verso. Very good in good jacket. Jacket foxed, jacket spine faded with minor loss from crown, ink name on front endpaper. xii, 427 pp. Life and Death of a Spanish Town is a book by Elliot Paul based on his actual experiences of living in the town of Santa Eularia des Riu on the Spanish island of Ibiza, at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The book was published in 1937 by Random House Inc, of New York. The book is set in and around the small town of Santa Eularia des Riu, on Ibiza, where Paul had lived since 1931. In the first part of the book Elliot Paul describes the town and many of the characters who live and work there. He details their family lives, their hopes, their aspirations, and their politics. He provides details of the people at work and at play, and describes how he becomes part of the community of the town. Paul also writes of other ex-patriates who have made their homes in and around the town. Part two starts with Paul and his family returning to Ibiza, after some time away. The narrative is set in 1936 in the week leading up to the outbreak of hostilities on Ibiza during the Spanish Civil War and describes the events that eventually lead to Paul, his family and other refugees from the violence, fleeing the island. It tells the story of civil disobedience, collaboration and the violence that split a once-happy community, although the narrative finishes before the tragic turn of events reaches its conclusion. The postscript, written by Paul, dated 14 June 1937, details events following his departure from Ibiza and describes his hopes and fears for his friends on the island and a way of life that he thought would change for ever. Seller Inventory # 2346843

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Life and Death of a Spanish Town (The ...
Publisher: The Modern Library
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: Reissue.