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Title	:	Guernica
Author	:	Dave Boling
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 370 pages
Published	:	September 2nd 2008 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Spain. War

Guernica

Dave Boling

Hardcover | Pages: 370 pages

Rating: 4.01 | 4247 Users | 495 Reviews

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An extraordinary epic of love, family and war set in the Basque town of Guernica before, during, and after its destruction by the German Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War.

Calling to mind such timeless war-and-love classics as Corelli's Mandolin and The English Patient, Guernica is a transporting novel that thrums with the power of storytelling and is peopled with characters driven by grit and heart.

In 1935, Miguel Navarro finds himself in conflict with the Spanish Civil Guard, and flees the Basque fishing village of Lekeitio to make a new start in Guernica, the center of Basque culture and tradition. In the midst of this isolated bastion of democratic values, Miguel finds more than a new life— he finds someone to live for. Miren Ansotegui is a charismatic and graceful dancer who has her pick of the bachelors in Guernica, but focuses only on the charming and mysterious Miguel. The two discover a love that war and tragedy can not destroy.

History and fiction merge seamlessly in this beautiful novel about the resilience of family, love, and tradition in the face of hardship. The bombing of Guernica was a devastating experiment in total warfare by the German Luftwaffe in the run-up to World War II. For Basques, it was an attack on the soul of their ancient nation; for the world, it was an unprecedented crime against humanity. In his first novel, Boling reintroduces the event and paints his own picture of a people so strong, vibrant, and proud that they are willing to do whatever it takes to protect their values, their country, and their loved ones.

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Original Title:	Guernica
ISBN:	1596915633 (ISBN13: 9781596915633)
Edition Language:	English

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This is an extraordinary book. Sadly, not too many Americans know much about the Spanish Civil War; even for baby-boomers like me, it wasn't something we heard about from our parents or grandparents as it didn't really touch an America that had to be exploded out of isolationism by Pearl Harbor. Boling tells this story dramatically from the viewpoint of the Basque Country, the ancient, fiercely proud, and very rich culture perched for centuries between France and Spain. We learn of the shameful

I just finished this book yesterday. But I bought it almost two months ago...and my friends know how fast I read! But it was so emotional for me knowing how it was going to end because I am somewhat familiar with the history behind the bombing of Guernica; seeing as I am of Basque heritage. The thing was that I became so connected to the characters, they were like friends/family! One of the few books I have been that emotionally connected to! The author, I think, does a good job of pulling you

Some reviews almost write themselves, not this one. I wasn't sure what I was going to make of the book. In the first place, what is an American journalist doing written a novel set around the awful atrocity that took place at Guernica? Do we need any more Spanish Civil War novels? Is this just a "lets pick an atrocity and write a novel"?To address some of these; Boling is a sports journalist, but he married a Basque woman and he has clearly absorbed the culture (and the food; I always like an

really loved it, even if I did see the big plot twist coming hundreds of pages away. I was lured to GUERNICA by the ads in the London subway that featured blurbs comparing it to CORELLI'S MANDOLIN and BIRDSONG, two other books that I really liked. So I ran out to buy it, thinking I'll never find the book at home...of course, it turns out to be a UK reprint of a U.S. book by a Washington state sports writer. No matter, I devoured it on the flight home. So I guess the lesson here is that subway

This was one of those reads that dont strike a chord in me. Im giving the novel 3.5 stars. Theres nothing wrong with the writing. On the whole, the storytelling is skillfully executed, with sympathetic characters and descriptive setting, evoking sense of place and time. The description of the war scenes and aftermath in the last third of the book is particularly piquant. It is a historical novel set in Guernica in the days leading up to the Second World War. The story is mainly about the

Guernica is going on my 'favourites' bookshelf as simply one of the best books I have ever read! Most of us will see the title and immediately associate it with the bombing of Guernica in Spain in 1937 or perhaps the famous Picasso painting of the same name depicting the horror of war but Boling gives us more than that. We are shown, through the family of beautifully drawn characters, what it means to be Basque; their triumphs, traditions, struggles, sorrows and loves. The actual bombing takes

For me, a historical fiction novel must have characters that are at least as strong as the event around which the narrative centers. Assuming history is poignant enough to tell its own story is risky, and I'm sorry to say that in this case the risk didn't pay off.Dave Boling tries to create a picture of family life before, during, and after the tragic bombing of Guernica. As we follow our protagonists through adolescence, adulthood, marriage, birth, and in some cases, death, all the characters