Description
In the summer of 1936, Montse is fifteen and living in a small village in northeastern Spain as civil war closes in. Told through the intimate, half-remembered voice of her mother, this poignant homage moves from the upheaval of the early conflict to the desperate escape to France in January 1939—carrying only two suitcases, a pram, and the fragile continuity of family. Lydie Salvayre sets recorded history against her mother’s vivid, idiosyncratic recollections, capturing how memory survives in fragments, in emotion, and in language itself. With a distinctive “Fragnol” blend of French and Spanish, the book explores exile, survival, and the ways storytelling can preserve identity when the world has been shattered.
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Published Jun 1, 2016
288 pages
ISBN: 9780857054500
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Details
First Published
2016
Language
eng
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Cry, Mother Spain by Lydie Salvayre.