Bearing witness to key moments in Europe's history, this thrilling novel explores the life of an anarchist in 1920s Spain.
"The novel is so skillfully written and constructed that it kept me turning its pages with eager fascination." - Willard Manus, Lively Arts
"It reads faster than you'd expect, and has the same compelling sort of plot-driven narrative as a great Dickens novel. Also, there are anarchists and revolution and when are those things not fun to read about? All historical names and contexts are explained in non-pedantic ways that give the average reader all the necessary information re: Spain pre-World War II."
- Chad Post, Three Percent
"Martín Sánchez gives a good picture of the Spanish-émigré scene in Paris and the revolutionary ambitions -- including the role of Blasco Ibáñez -- as well as the anarchist scene of the early twentieth century more generally? an impressive picture of the Spain (and the exiled-Spaniards) situation of those years." The Complete Review
"A fascinating immersion into historical documentation and imagined history." - Tobias Carroll, Words Without Borders
