Tagged with books, guernica, historical novels, history. On monday 26 april 1937, as the spanish civil war raged, the market square was busy with farmers and townspeople. The biography of a twentiethcentury icon new edition by gijs van hensbergen isbn. With this novel, author dave boling has demystified picassos painting by creating a cast of fictional characters whose stories deftly intertwine. Pablo picasso, produced a great bewilderment in alfred barr, who was in. Chernobyl the huge nuclear meltdown that russia tried to hide. Dora maar, evolution of guernica, 1937 picasso arte abstracto. On july 3, 1875, during the carlist wars, the pretender to the throne don carlos also visited guernica and swore the oath. The leading historian on the spanish civil war reveals the truth about one of the most horrifying events of the twentieth century the destruction of guernica. Boling threads his way through the stories of his many characters with. Guernica is going on my favourites bookshelf as simply one of the best books i have ever read. The power of interpretation or how moma explained guernica to its.
Washington post book world in 1935, miguel navarro finds himself on the wrong side of the spanish nationalists, so he flees to guernica, the most ancient town of the basque region. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Most of us will see the title and immediately associate it with the bombing of guernica in spain in 1937 or perhaps the famous picasso painting of the same name depicting the horror of war but boling gives us more than that. One of picassos best known works, guernica is regarded by many art critics as. Guernica, a quiet market town in the basque region of northern spain. I love it when a book sparks my interest in a subject that i never really took time to appreciate before.
Clark, presenta en dos sesiones nuevas interpretaciones sobre picasso y su obra. The bombing of guernica 26 april 1937 was an aerial bombing of the basque town of guernica gernika in basque during the spanish civil war. Guernica pablo picasso 30 anos del guernica coco oien, isabel marquardt por pablo picasso. In 1947 the publication in english of the book of juan larrea, guernica. Pablo picasso guernica 1937 oil on canvas 349 cm 776 cm. Since i never seem to have a lot of time to read grownup books, i can be super picky about i will make time for. The bombing of guernica was an aerial bombing of the basque town of.
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