If you are traveling to Spain, you may think it is about the sun, the sand and the Sangria
This is Spain, They are portrayed in popular media but if you want to know a little more about the country you're traveling to, maybe it's time to turn to books that live in Spain and tell about the difficult history of the country.
It was not so long since Spain was divided into a bitter civil war and subsequent fascism. It was not until General Francisco Franco died in 1975 after forty years that the country was able to become a democratic country today.
Find out how the Spaniards read these years by reading the following novels: 19459004 "Guernica" Dave Boling
Guernica is located in the Basque Country . In 1937, hundreds of people were killed when the city was bombed by German and Italian warplanes. This inspired Pablo Picasso to paint a picture of the event – the horror of images to help draw attention to the Spanish Civil War. This novel is the story of painting and people depicted in it. We have dived into the life of the Ansogegui family during the war and in the devastating years of the war – we are following them when they try to make the impact of the conflict on themselves and on their loved ones. If you want to know more about the Basque people and this slice of history then this novel is ideal.
Before, during and after the Civil War, this novel follows Natalia's life through suffering and depression. It may be a tear, but it's also hope and survival tale. And when you go to Barcelona, visit La Placa Del Diamant, the original Catalan title of the novel and the ultimate place in the novel. Antonio Munoz Molina "The Trace of False Signs"
This novel begins in the last year of the reign, at the end of the 1960s. Minaya is an undergraduate student who was imprisoned for his role in the demonstration. He is escaping to the countryside that he is working on his paper and immersed in the history of the past. It is a mystery, a love story, and a depiction of the complexity and turmoil of the civil war. CJ Sansom "Winter in Madrid"
The title Suggests that the novel is located in the Spanish capital. English Harry Brett sent him to the British secret service to Madrid to spy on an old friend. In 1940, and Harry soon fell in love with the civil war in Spain's political complexity. Of course there are one or two love stories …
"The Return" Victoria Hislop
This novel is a glittering and historic fiction. And although the style of writing can be considered a "beach reading", the subject does not. In the past and in the present mix, the novel gives a terrific portrayal of the war in Granada. He shows that the civil war is fighting both neighbors and brothers and sisters while the chaos to be followed destroys the dreams and relationships of the underdogs. If you plan to visit Granada, this book is compulsory.
Be sure to enjoy the fantastic lifestyle and culture that you are visiting Spain today, but if you really want to understand people, you'll meet these travels. If you fall into the history of a city or country, you can do a lot to improve your travels, so why not read these novels and take this first step. And once he did, a lot of books were found in Spain to reveal …