Books Burn Badly
On 19 August 1936 Hercules the boxer stands on the quayside at Coruña and watches Fascist soldiers piling up books and setting them alight. With this moment a young carefree group of friends are transformed into a broken generation.
Out of this incident during the early months of Spain''s tragic civil war, Manuel Rivas weaves a colourful tapestry of stories and unforgettable characters to create a...
On 19 August 1936 Hercules the boxer stands on the quayside at Coruña and watches Fascist soldiers piling up books and setting them alight. With this moment a young carefree group of friends are transformed into a broken generation.
Out of this incident during the early months of Spain''s tragic civil war, Manuel Rivas weaves a colourful tapestry of stories and unforgettable characters to create a...
