{"product_id":"soldiers-of-salamis-paperback","title":"Soldiers of Salamis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJavier Cercas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A novel of the Spanish Civil War, a modern classic, and a searing exploration of the unknowability of history, by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOutlaws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the waning days of the Spanish Civil War, an unknown militiaman discovered a Nationalist prisoner who had fled a firing squad and taken refuge in the forest. But instead of killing him, the soldier simply turned and walked away. The prisoner, Rafael Sánchez Mazas--writer, fascist, and founder of the Spanish Falange--went on to become a national hero and ultimately a minister in Franco's first government. The soldier disappeared into history. Sixty years later, Javier Cercas--or at least, a character who shares his name--sifts through the evidence to establish what \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e happened that day. Who was the soldier? Why didn't he shoot? And who was the true hero in the story? Every answer yields another question in this powerful and elegantly constructed novel about truth, memory, and war.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJavier Cercas is a novelist and columnist whose books include \u003ci\u003eLord of All the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Impostor\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Speed of Light\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of a Moment\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOutlaws\u003c\/i\u003e; and the novellas \u003ci\u003eThe Tenant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Motive\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages and have received numerous international awards. He lives in Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769635438880,"sku":"9781984899897","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6e15992a9d11e45cdf3a3774d0b4264.webp?v=1780352567","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/soldiers-of-salamis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}