When American authors John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway went to Spain in 1937 to witness the Spanish Civil War firsthand, the devastation they encountered was far from impersonal: As Spain was unraveling thread by thread, so was the relationship between these two literary titans. They had arrived in Spain as comrades, leftist writers-in-arms. But a real-life literary mystery unfolded when Dos Passos' friend Jose Robles--a Spanish-born Johns Hopkins professor--disappeared. Written from a novelist's eye for detail, "The ...
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When American authors John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway went to Spain in 1937 to witness the Spanish Civil War firsthand, the devastation they encountered was far from impersonal: As Spain was unraveling thread by thread, so was the relationship between these two literary titans. They had arrived in Spain as comrades, leftist writers-in-arms. But a real-life literary mystery unfolded when Dos Passos' friend Jose Robles--a Spanish-born Johns Hopkins professor--disappeared. Written from a novelist's eye for detail, "The Breaking Point" is the story of two lives at the intersection of friendship and murder, of love and death, and of literature and history.
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Fair. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-VERY GOOD-HARDBACK-light dent to board, light wear and scuff marks to jacket, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 308 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 308 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. The story of Hemingway and Dos Passos during the Spanish Civil War and the mysterious murder of fellow journalist Jose Robles.
