{"product_id":"9781587299810-hemingways-second-war","title":"Hemingway's Second War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBearing Witness to the Spanish Civil War\u003cbr\u003eIn 1937 and 1938, Ernest Hemingway made four trips to Spain to cover its civil war for the North American News Alliance wire service and to help create the pro-Republican documentary film \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. This is the first book-length scholarly work devoted to this subject.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1937 and 1938, Ernest Hemingway made four trips to Spain to cover its civil war for the North American News Alliance wire service and to help create the pro-Republican documentary film \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHemingway’s Second War\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length scholarly work devoted to this subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on primary sources, Alex Vernon provides a thorough account of Hemingway’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War, a messy, complicated, brutal precursor to World War II that inspired Hemingway’s great novel \u003ci\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls\u003c\/i\u003e. Vernon also offers the most sustained history and consideration to date of \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. Directed by Joris Ivens, this film was a landmark work in the development of war documentaries, for which Hemingway served as screenwriter and narrator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributing factual, textual, and contextual information to Hemingway studies in general and his participation in the war specifically, Vernon has written a critical biography for Hemingway’s experiences during the Spanish Civil War that includes discussion of the left-wing politics of the era and the execution of José Robles Pazos. Finally, the book provides readings of \u003ci\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls\u003c\/i\u003e both in historical context and on its own terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked by both impressive breadth and accessibility, \u003ci\u003eHemingway’s Second War\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensible resource for students of literature, film, journalism, and European history and a landmark work for readers of Ernest Hemingway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55451760230774,"sku":"9781587299810","price":26.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28585262.jpg?v=1743586660","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781587299810-hemingways-second-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}