Description
EXILE CYCLE II
Book Summary
This sixth volume of the Complete Works of Artur Bladé i Desumvila brings together two new books from his great chronicle on the Republican exile. The reader will find a direct and detailed testimony, written with the desire to preserve historical memory and combat oblivion. An essential work to understand the human and cultural consequences of the 1939 diaspora through the eyes of one of its protagonists.
What is it about?
The volume continues the personal and collective chronicle of the exile that Artur Bladé began after the Spanish Civil War. Through precise and well-documented prose, the author reconstructs the experiences of Catalan exiles in France and the Americas. He not only narrates the hardships of banishment but also analyzes the impact on identity, culture, and Catalan literature. It is a story of intellectual resistance and the struggle against the silence imposed by the dictatorship.
Main themes
- Historical memory of the Spanish Republican exile.
- Personal and collective chronicle of the Catalan diaspora.
- Cultural identity and intellectual survival in exile.
- Testimonial and historical non-fiction literature.
- Recovery of the complete works of Artur Bladé i Desumvila.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at readers interested in the contemporary history of Spain and Catalonia, especially in the period of the Civil War and the exile. It is also a fundamental read for scholars of 20th-century Catalan literature, researchers in social and cultural history, and anyone who values firsthand testimonies as a source of historical knowledge.
What this book offers
- Access to an exhaustive and little-known chronicle of the Catalan exile.
- A personal and documented perspective from one of the great memorialists of the 20th century.
- Firsthand material to understand the human consequences of the Republican diaspora.
- Contribution to the preservation of the historical and literary memory of Catalonia.
Technical specifications
- Author: BLADE I DESUMVILA, ARTUR
- Publisher: Cossetània Edicions
- Language: Catalan
- Topic: Real stories of war and combat, Literature and literary studies
- Collection: OBRA COMPLETA ARTUR BLADE DESUMVILA
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publication date: December 2008
- Number of pages: 392
- Weight: 858 g
Editorial review
This volume represents a key piece in the recovery of the work of Artur Bladé, one of the most rigorous chroniclers of the Catalan exile. Its value lies both in the historical testimony and in the literary quality of a prose that seeks to fix memory against the passage of time. A careful edition that will interest those looking for primary sources on the Republican banishment and Catalan memorialist literature.