{"product_id":"lord-of-all-the-dead-a-nonfiction-novel-paperback","title":"Lord of All the Dead: A Nonfiction Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJavier Cercas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne McLean\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply personal work of historical interrogation from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOutlaws.\u003c\/i\u003e Javier Cercas, \"the bard of [the] movement for the recovery of Spain's suppressed memory\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), unpacks the legacy of the Spanish Civil War by way of his own family's history. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up, Cercas was inculcated with the legend of his beloved great-uncle, Manuel Mena, who died at nineteen in the bloodiest battle of the Spanish Civil War--while fighting for Franco. Who was this young man? A fascist hero whose memory is now an embarrassment or a committed idealist who happened to fall on the wrong side of history? In \u003ci\u003eLord of All the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, Cercas pieces together the life of his enigmatic relative and in so doing tells the story of an entire generation. Combining intimate family history, investigative scholarship, personal confession, and a novelist's imagination, Cercas has crafted a transcendent portrait of a country's indelible scars, a book about heroism, death, the persistence of the past, and the meaning of an individual life against the tapestry of history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJavier Cercas was born in Spain in 1962. He is a novelist and columnist, and he has received numerous international awards. His books include \u003ci\u003eSoldiers of Salamis\u003c\/i\u003e (which has sold more than a million copies worldwide), \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of a Moment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tenant and The Motiv\u003c\/i\u003ee, \u003ci\u003eThe Speed of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Impostor\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768765284640,"sku":"9780525562504","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/375ba2add29da0a49c165f1381f18d8b.webp?v=1780336956","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lord-of-all-the-dead-a-nonfiction-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}