Constancia De La Mora in War and Exile: International Voice for the Spanish Republic (Sussex Studies in Spanish History) - Hardcover

Fox, Soledad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845191668 ISBN 13: 9781845191665

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Her fame seemed guaranteed by the compelling story of her life. She had been an aristocrat turned Communist, a celebrated author, and an international political figure whose acquaintances and collaborators included Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, Tina Modotti, Vittorio Vidali, and Anna Seghers among many others. Yet, surprisingly, instead of remaining a heroine of the Republic, Constancia de la Moras memory somehow faded from Republican history. This book sets out to explore the life of this privileged woman who unexpectedly cast in her lot with that of the Spanish people. Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies.

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About the Author

Soledad Fox is professor of Spanish and comparative literature at Williams College. She has published articles and lectured on Spanish and French literature, and on exile and autobiographical writing. She spent 2004 as a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar researching the life of Constancia de la Mora. This study combines personal documents (unpublished letters, memoirs, and photos) and official government files (from the FBI and the Comintern), and brings together previously unavailable archival materials.

Edition details

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845191668
• ISBN 13: 9781845191665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 219