Treasure of the Spanish Civil War

By Serge Pey

Book Overview

An intimate portrait of childhood during Spain's violent fascist regime, rendered in a surreal kaleidoscope of linked stories.

Serge Pey's stories are lyrical, vivid vignettes of life during and directly following Spain's violent fascist regime of the thirties and forties. The collection is a defiant ode to the resilience of the human spirit, each story depicting a small act of human resistance: a man plants a fruit tree for each of his assassinated comrades; a professor hides a secret library of banned books in plain sight. Many of the stories are surreal, fable-like impressions from the perspective of children caught in the midst of the political violence. Pey's understated yet unusual prose renders a brutal landscape with childlike wonder. The Treasure of the Spanish Civil War and Other Tales is a strikingly original meditation on courage, survival, and hope in the face of oppression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193981054X
• ISBN13: 9781939810540
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Archipelago Books
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 6.4"