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A Moment of War

By Laurie Lee
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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A Moment of War by Laurie Lee is a vivid memoir recounting the author's experiences during the Spanish Civil War. After arriving in Spain in 1937, Lee immerses himself in the chaos and turmoil of battle. Through rich and evocative prose, he shares his reflections on the landscapes and people he encounters, revealing the profound impact of war on both individuals and society.
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If you are captivated by personal accounts of historical events, you might appreciate this memoir that vividly chronicles a young Englishman's journey into the heart of the Spanish Civil War. With poetic prose and a focus on the human spirit amid upheaval, it's an evocative snapshot of courage and idealism during turbulent times.

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A Moment of War

The author was still a young man when he decided to fight for the Republican cause in Spain's civil war. But though he braved icy, storm-swept mountains alone to contact Republican sympathisers, he was immediately suspected of being a Nationalist spy. This title tells the story of his experiences as a Republican soldier.

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A Moment of War is the powerful and harrowing final book in the acclaimed trilogy that began with Cider with Rosie.

A Moment of War is the magnificent conclusion to Laurie Lee's autobiographical trilogy begun in Cider with Rosie and As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.

It was December 1937 when the young Laurie Lee crossed the Pyrenees and walked into the bitter winter of the Spanish Civil War. With great vividness and poignancy, Lee portrays the brave defeat of youthful idealism in Auden's 'low dishonest decade'.

Writing in the Literary Review, John Sweeney praised the memoir as, 'A great, heart-stopping narrative of one young Englishman's part in the war in Spain ... crafted by a poet, stamping an indelible image of the boredom, random cruelty and stupidity of war'.

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Laurie Lee's A Moment of War is celebrated for its lyrical intensity and powerful narrative, capturing a young Englishman's experiences in the Spanish Civil War. It portrays war's tedium and brutality with poetic craftsmanship, evoking both the chilling cold and terror remembered vividly by the author.

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ISBN: 9780241953297

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 May 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 112g

Pages: 144

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Biography & Memoir History & Military Laurie Lee Military History Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Laurie Lee has written some of the best-loved travel books in the English language. Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 1914, he was educated at Slad village school and Stroud Central School. At the age of nineteen he walked to London and then travelled on foot through Spain, where he was trapped by the outbreak of the Civil War. He later returned by crossing the Pyrenees, as he recounted in A Moment of War. Laurie Lee published four collections of poems- The Sun My Monument (1944), The Bloom of Candles (1947), My Many-Coated Man (1955) and Pocket Poems (1960). His other works include The Voyage of Magellan (1948), The Firstborn (1964), I Can't Stay Long (1975), and Two Women (1983). He also wrote three bestselling volumes of autobiography- Cider with Rosie (1959), which has sold over six million copies worldwide, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991).

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