Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War (Fifth Column & 4 Stories Hre)
Edition: Hudson Riv edition
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co
Published: June 1978
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780684158150
Subjects: Short Stories (single author); Fiction; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Spain; Classics; Drama; Civil War, 1936-1939; History
Description: The three-act play and the hitherto uncollected stories contained in this book represent the first literary fruits of the active months (1937-1939) Ernest Hemingway spent in Spain covering the Spanish Civil War as a correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance and helping to film battle scenes for the motion picture The Spanish Earth. He conveys the feverish life in Madrid under siege: the daily horrors of the Rebel bombardment, the incongruous humor, the contest in duplicity and brutality between Loyalist counter-espionage agents and the fascist enemy within the city, the futility of trying to establish between a man and woman any relationship deeper or more permanent than casual sexual adventure. Each of the four stories depicts a different aspect of the war.