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Definitive fictional account of the Spanish civil war
A Most Uncivil War by Nicolas Lalaguna
(Matador Books £9.99)
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THIS is a heartfelt and moving testimony to the millions of Spanish men and women who struggled against oppression in the years leading up to and during the 1936-39 conflict in Spain.
In a clever device employed by author Nicolas Lalaguna, the class war across a whole nation is powerfully distilled into a handful of characters who exist in the fetid confines of a small village in eastern Spain.
In so doing, he exposes the explosive drama of each step taken by the Spanish working classes to attempt to liberate themselves and bring hope and dignity to their lives.
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