A Moment of War by Laurie Lee (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Moment of War by Laurie Lee The author was still a young man when he decided to fight for the Republican cause in Spains 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 Lees 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 Audens low dishonest decade.Writing in the Literary Review, John Sweeney praised the memoir as, A great, heart-stopping narrative of one young Englishmans part in the war in Spain ... crafted by a poet, stamping an indelible image of the boredom, random cruelty and stupidity of war Notes New edition. Author Biography 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 Cant 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). Review A work of lyrical intensity. Read it and salute one of Britains finest writers * Daily Mail *A great, heart-stopping narrative of one young Englishmans part in the war in Spain . . . crafted by a poet, stamping an indelible image of the boredom, random cruelty and stupidity of war * Literary Review *This story aches with unforgotten cold and trembles with unforgotten terror * Guardian * Review Text A work of lyrical intensity. Read it and salute one of Britains finest writers Review Quote A work of lyrical intensity. Read it and salute one of Britains finest writers Promotional "Headline" A Moment of War is the powerful and harrowing final book in the acclaimed trilogy that began with Cider with Rosie . Details ISBN0241953294 Author Laurie Lee Year 2014 ISBN-10 0241953294 ISBN-13 9780241953297 Media Book Pages 144 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 946.081092 Death 1997 Series Penguin Modern Classics Imprint Penguin Classics Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2014-05-15 Translator Michael A. Scarpitti Edited by Gnon Baba Birth 19691203 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications MD Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2014-05-15 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-07-22 AU Release Date 2014-07-22 Alternative 9780241752043 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:79049682;

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