Novels inspired by the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939
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message 1: by Thom (last edited May 10, 2011 07:30AM) (new)

Thom Dunn Wasn't the SCW the cause taken up by the proto-hippies of the 30's in New York? I think of the with-it people Joseph Mitchell writes about in Joe Gould's Secret. And the Brits, the late-blooming Bloomsbury types, didn't they put out some fictive accounts ? This is a great list to study on and come back to.


message 2: by Haarlson (new)

Haarlson Phillipps Fantastic response. Some really good stuff on here. Thanks to all for contributions.


message 3: by Michael (new)

Michael The Forging of a Rebel is an excellent book, but it is autobiography, not a novel, so probably shouldn't be on the list.


message 4: by Manray9 (new)

Manray9 Do readers understand what the word novel means?


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Evidently not. People put fiction on non-fiction lists, and non-fiction on fiction lists, and Twilight everywhere.


message 6: by Owllover (new)

Owllover 1984 was not inspired by the Spanish civil war...


message 7: by Colin (new)

Colin Fisher Given the importance of the use and misuse of language in the novel, and Orwell's experiences of propaganda (how the POUM were represented in the republican press, for example) I don't think it's too tendentious to see the influence, slight though it may be, of the Spanish Civil War in 1984.


message 8: by Maria (new)

Maria Nieto new book: historical novel about the daily life of a child during and after the Spanish Civil War. Tittle: Breaking the Silence Author: Maria J Nieto. If you are interested in the terrible details of the war, and the tyranny suffered by a six year old child, you will like the book.Amazon, iUniverse, Google etc.


message 9: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Aug 30, 2015 01:40AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Owllover wrote: "1984 was not inspired by the Spanish civil war..."

Was The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (#15)? It is such a long time since I read the book, I honestly can't remember, and as a result wouldn't have said so, if anyone'd asked...

Although it has been quite a long time ago for this one too, the only one I'm 100% sure about is the Hemingway one (For Whom the Bell Tolls), .


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