The anatomy of a moment / Javier Cercas ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean.

By:

Cercas, Javier, 1962-

Contributor(s):

McLean, Anne, 1962- [trl]

Material type:

TextPublication details: London, etc. Bloomsbury, 2012.Description: 403 p. : ill. b&w ; 21 cmISBN:

9781408822104

Uniform titles:

Anatomía de un instante. English.

Subject(s):

Spain -- History -- Coup d'état, 1981

DDC classification:

946.083

Contents:

Pt. 1. The placenta of the coup -- Pt. 2. A golpista confronts the coup -- Pt. 3. A revolutionary confronts the coup -- Pt. 4. All the coups of the coup -- Pt. 5. Viva Italia!

Summary: In February 1981, Spain, still emerging from Franco's shadow, was in the process of electing a new prime minister. On the day of the vote in Parliament, while the session was being filmed by TV cameras, a band of right-wing soldiers burst in with automatic weapons, ordering everyone down. Only three men defied the order. For thirty-five minutes, as bullets flew and cameras rolled, they stayed in their seats.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Marbella International University Centre Library	946.083 CER ana (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11060

Originally published as Anatomía de un instante by Random House Mondadori, Barcelona.

Pt. 1. The placenta of the coup --
Pt. 2. A golpista confronts the coup --
Pt. 3. A revolutionary confronts the coup --
Pt. 4. All the coups of the coup --
Pt. 5. Viva Italia!

In February 1981, Spain, still emerging from Franco's shadow, was in the process of electing a new prime minister. On the day of the vote in Parliament, while the session was being filmed by TV cameras, a band of right-wing soldiers burst in with automatic weapons, ordering everyone down. Only three men defied the order. For thirty-five minutes, as bullets flew and cameras rolled, they stayed in their seats.

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