num_pages: 806
description: Considered by many critics to be the greatest novel about the Spanish Civil War, this classic work by Spaniard Jose Maria Gironella is an unbiased account of the complicated events, movements and personalities that led up to the war. Beginning in 1931, Cypresses covers the next five years of political unrest, culminating in the explosion of the brutal war that wreaked such great havoc on Spain and its citizens. In his epic novel, both gripping and suspenseful, Gironella deftly portrays the human conflict, both internal and external. The most influential philosophical movements of the 20th century are embodied in various characters. Through them, the reader is introduced to every faction involved--ancharist, communist, Catholic, royalist, existentialist, and others.
language: English
title: The Cypresses Believe in God: Spain on the Eve of Civil War - A Novel
titlecomplete: The Cypresses Believe in God: Spain on the Eve of Civil War - A Novel
genres: Spanish Literature, 20th Century, Spain, Historical Fiction, Spanish Civil War, Drama, Literature, Classics, Catholic, Fiction
ratings_count: 594
series: Tetralogía sobre la guerra civil española
awards: awardedAt: -536428800000
name: Premio Nacional de Narrativa
publisher: Ignatius Press