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  <title>Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past</title>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This feels like an Iberian equivalent to Tobias Jones' The Dark Heart of Italy; a British journalist describes the often traumatic events of a country's recent history (in this case the Civil War and Franco's reign) and then goes on a bit of a road trip, analysing regional differences, cultural quirks and the national psyche. There are chapters on the development of the Costa del Sol, flamenco, Pedro Almodovar, and the Basque country.<br/>Like Jones, Tremlett doesn't shy away from the horrors of the recent past, but it's balanced by his obvious affection for the country in spite of any flaws he perceives. I knew practically nothing about Spanish history before reading this, and it's dense and fact-filled but also very readable.]]></body>
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