Soldados de Salamina

Posted on 24 May 2017 by Javier Cercas

Un joven periodista topa por casualidad con una historia fascinante, y muy significativa, de la Guerra Civil espa ola, y se propone reconstruirla Cuando las tropas republicanas se retiran hacia la frontera francesa, camino del exilio, en el desorden de la desbandada alguien toma la decisi n de fusilar a un grupo de presos franquistas Entre ellos se halla Rafael S nchez Mazas, fundador e ide logo de Falange, quiz s uno de los responsables directos del conflicto fratricida Pero S nchez Mazas no s lo logra escapar del fusilamiento colectivo, sino que, cuando los republicanos salen en su busca, un miliciano an nimo le enca ona y en el ltimo momento le perdona la vida Su buena estrella le permitir vivir emboscado hasta el final de la guerra, protegido por un grupo de campesinos de la regi n, aunque siempre recordar a aquel miliciano de extra a mirada que no lo delat El narrador se propone desentra ar el secreto del enigm tico S nchez Mazas, de su asombrosa aventura de guerra, pero s lo para acabar descubriendo, en un quiebro inesperado, que el significado de esta historia se encuentra donde menos pod a esperarlo, porque uno no encuentra lo que busca, sino lo que la realidad le entrega.Como insiste en afirmar el propio narrador, Soldados de Salamina es un relato real los lectores, sin embargo, lo leer n como un thriller Cercas nos embarca en una investigaci n de hechos hist ricos que resulta apasionante porque su prop sito es desentra ar un secreto que se resiste a ser desvelado, un secreto esencial que concierne no s lo a nuestro pasado m s inc modo, sino sobre todo a la condici n humana. Read Soldados de Salamina – kino-fada.fr Right through the center of Spain runs a deep scar This scar has many dimensions In terms of time, it spans the most of the 20th century and at certain points in time, it cut the land that Spain consists of up into pieces But the deepest scars run in the Spanish psyche and in its individual and collective memory.A lot of the novel Soldiers of Salamis deals with this scar At first, the narrator of the book believes that this scar has nothing to do with him, that it does not affect him I tho Right through the center of Spain runs a deep scar This scar has many dimensions In terms of time, it spans the most of the 20th century and at certain points in time, it cut the land that Spain consists of up into pieces But the deepest scars run in the Spanish psyche and in its individual and collective memory.A lot of the novel Soldiers of Salamis deals with this scar At first, the narrator of the book believes that this scar has nothing to do with him, that it does not affect him I thought so too I bought into the author Javier Cercas s subtle subterfuge I kinda bel...5 stars, with some reservations 5 stars for the idea 5 stars for the inclusion of Roberto Bola o as a character many thanks, Javier, many thanks indeed 5 stars because I m not one to challenge the opinions of Bola o, Mario Vargas Llosa, or Susan Sontag at least with regard to this novel Some minor demeriting for what, at times, seem a relentless history of Spanish and French battles during WWII 5 stars for Part Three, which bested my skepticism during Part One and Part Two how does one 5 stars, with some reservations 5 stars for the idea 5 stars for the inclusion of Roberto Bola o as a character many thanks, Javier, many thanks indeed 5 stars because I m not one to challenge the opinions of Bola o, Mario Vargas Llosa, or Susan Sontag at least with regard to this novel Some minor demeriting for what, at times, seem a relentless history of Spanish and French battles during WWII 5 stars for Part Three, which bested my skepticism during Part One and Part Two how does one empathize with a Falange founder and primary propagandist for Franco s regime 5 stars for Miralles who is Miralles Read the book The title summary is adequate, and I won t belabor it other than to say that Bola o is a significant character in Cercas s true tale And it is a result of reading Bola o s Between Parentheses Essays, Ar...Cercas S ylencesi Baz yazarlar vard r, yazd klar n i inizde y re inizde, iliklerinize kadar b t n ruhunuzla hissedersiniz G d m g d m okursunuz kat k ederseniz yazd klar n Kendinizi kand r rs n z oysa her ey gibi bu kitap da bitecektir.Javier Cercas ve Salamina Askerleri, benim i in b yle bir kitap oldu Salamina Askerleri ni okumay d n yorsan z en ste kalan teman n spanya Sava n anlatt n bir ekilde a ina olmu sunuz demektir Belki Falanj, Falanjist kelimelerini ilk kez duya Cercas S ylences...15 , , , , , 15 , , , , ,, , , ,, The first two parts of this book revolve around a rather unheroic but entirely factual figure, Sanchez Mazas, a founder member of the Falangist group in Spain in the 1930 s and later a minister in Franco s government with the status of national hero, who, we are told right at the beginning, escaped death by firing squad during the Spanish civil war The narrator, a journalist and writer called Javier Cercas, who is fictional, becomes obsessed with this reprieve from death story, and sets out t The first two parts of this book revolve around a rather unheroic but entirely factual figure, Sanchez Mazas, a founder member of the Falangist group in Spain in the 1930 s and later a minister in Franco s government with the status of national hero, who, we are told right at the beginning, escaped death by firing squad during the Spanish civil war The narrator, a journalist and writer called Javier Cercas, who is fictional, becomes obsessed with this reprieve from death story, and sets out to uncover the facts of the case, tracing written accounts and interviewing surviving members of both the Nationalist and Republican sides The first part reads like a di...4.5 stars Fiction that feels unlike fiction Fiction that s partially about how it s not fiction Non fictional fiction about writing, about war, about endurance persistence, about poets realizing their ideal worlds through political action, about heroism, about historical reconstruction from fragments as a creative act that keeps the dead alive, especially the dead who live on in the words of people almost gone themselves Structurally interesting novel about a writer trying and failing to wri 4.5 stars Fiction that feels unlike fiction Fiction that s partially about how it s not fiction Non fictional fiction about writing, about war, about endurance persistence, about poets realizing their ideal worlds through political action, about heroism, about historical reconstruction from fragments as a creative act that keeps the dead alive, especially the dead who live on in the words of people almost gone themselves Structurally interesting novel about a writer trying and failing to write fiction and backing into this significant story...kitap b l mden olu uyor ilk b l mde bir yazar n ispanya i sava nda ya anm bir olay n ger ek anlat s n yazmak i in yapt ara t rmalar, ikinci b l mde bu ara t rmalar sonucunda yazd klar ve nc b l mde yazd ktan sonra ya ad klar var roman i inde roman denebilecek bu kurgu, javier cercas n tarihsel ger ekli e ba l kalmas , daha do rusu tarihsel ger e i bir st kurmacan n i ine yerle tirmesiyle zg n bir hal al yor.ya anm olaylar n, ger ek ki ilerin bulundu u ilk iki b l m ed kitap b l mden olu uyor ilk b...spanya i sava etraf nda d nen, bir gazetecinin s yle i esnas nda duyduklar ndan hareketle, merakla pe ine tak ld hikayenin devam spanya i sava n 2 3 dk ok genel hatlar yla internetten okuyup n bilgi edinmeniz faydal olacakt r.Roman 3 b l mden olu uyor 2 b l mde biraz s k lm t m ama 3 b l m ...b l mden olu an kitap biraz kurgu biraz belgesel tad nda Yorumlarda daha ok Sanchez Mazas n hikayesini anlatt yazsa da kitap bundan ok daha fazlas zellikle 3.b l m ok ho s prizlerle doluBu kitap, Javier Cercas n bir ok yazma denemesi ba ar s zl kla sonu lansa da iflah olmaz yazar karakteri ve spanya kar kl n n yarat c lar ndan, nemli falanjistlerden sanchez mazas n hikayesinin zerine srarla gitmesi ve kafas ndan atamad o roman yaz lacak arkada nidas n sayfalara d kt n n kan t d r Cumhuriyet iler, Falanjistler, Sava v.s ama kitap bir ift g z n pe ine d m dersek yalan da s ylememi oluruz yle alt metin filan de il, insanla ba lay p, insan ac s Bu kitap, Javier Cercas n bir ok yazma denemesi ba ar s zl kla sonu lansa da iflah olmaz yazar karakteri...

Spanish
24 May 2017

Javier Cercas