Aaron Shulman

The Age of Disenchantments (eBook, ePUB)

The Epic Story of Spain's Most Notorious Literary Family and the Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"An intriguing narrative of literary ambition and family dysfunction-betrayal, drug addiction, and madness-that begins during the Spanish Civil War." -Amanda Vaill, The New York Times Book Review In this absorbing and atmospheric historical narrative, journalist Aaron Shulman takes us deeply into the circumstances surrounding the Spanish Civil War through the lives, loves, and poetry of the Paneros, Spain's most compelling and eccentric family, whose lives intersected memorably with many of the most storied figures in the art, literature, and politics of the time-from Neruda to Salvador Dalí, from Ava Gardner to Pablo Picasso to Roberto Bolaño. Weaving memoir with cultural history and biography, and brought together with vivid storytelling and striking images,The Age of Disenchantmentssheds new light on the romance and intellectual ferment of the era while revealing the profound and enduring devastation of the war, the Franco dictatorship, and the country's transition to democracy. A searing tale of love and hatred, art and ambition, and freedom and oppression,The Age of Disenchantmentsis a chronicle of a family who modeled their lives (and deaths) on the works of art that most inspired and obsessed them and who, in turn, profoundly affected the culture and society around them. "A valuable primer on the ways literature intertwined with politics during Franco's reign." -Rigoberto González, Los Angeles Times "In this sweeping, ambitious debut, journalist Shulman offers a group biography of a family indelibly marked by the Spanish Civil War . . . Prodigiously researched and beautifully written." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Seitenzahl: 454
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062484215
• Artikelnr.: 55385663

Autorenporträt

Aaron Shulman is a journalist whose work has appeared in publications including The Believer, The American Scholar, The New Republic, and The Los Angeles Review of Books. A collaborative writer and editorial coach, he works with visionary scientists and thinkers to bring their research to a wide readership. Shulman first lived in Spain while studying abroad and moved back in 2010 after falling in love with a Spanish woman. There, he published pieces about Spanish culture, social movements, and the economic crisis. In 2012, he watched ?El Desencanto,? the 1976 documentary about the Panero family, and from that night onward became hopelessly obsessed. He now lives in Santa Barbara, California.