Miguel Hernández by José Luis Ferris
An intimate biography traces the life of the humble Orihuela-born poet from his early years as a shepherd and self-taught reader through the flowering of his lyric voice and the publication of his key works; it follows how his poetry—torn between love, religious feeling and fierce social commitment—merged with active support for the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War, leading to frontline involvement, arrest after the Nationalist victory and a tragic death from illness in prison. Using letters, testimonies and close readings of his verse, the book reconstructs personal relationships, creative development and the harsh political context to offer a moving portrait of a man whose sacrifice and poetry made him an enduring symbol of conscience and resistance in 20th-century Spain.
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