Soldiers of Salamis by Javier Cercas
This novel revolves around a true event during the Spanish Civil War, where a nationalist soldier spares the life of a famous poet who was about to be executed. The story is told from the perspective of a journalist who becomes obsessed with the incident and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about what happened. As he delves deeper, he discovers the complexities of heroism, history, and memory, and is forced to question his own understanding of these concepts.
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- Published
- 2001
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 384
- Original Language
- Spanish
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- Alternate Titles
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- Soldados De Salamina
- Soldaten Van Salamis
- Soldaten van Salamis
- The Soldiers of Salamis
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This book is on the following 8 lists:
- 6th on The best books in Spanish for the last 25 years (El Pais)
- 9th on Los mejores libros del siglo XXI, elegidos por 21 librerías españolas (elDiario.es)
- 13th on 100 Best Novels Written in Spanish in the Past 25 Years (Semana Magazine)
- 18th on The 21 best books of the 21st century (Babelia en EL PAÍS)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 501 Must-Read Books (LibraryThing)
- Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (Independent Foreign Fiction Prize)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)