a book by Julian Zabalbeascoa
“Zabalbeascoa brings together family lore and mountains of research to paint a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Spanish Civil War, particularly its impact on the people of Spain’s Basque region.” —Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe
Julian Zabalbeascoa is the real deal, a major talent, and the story he’s telling here is both riveting and terrifying.” —Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls
This book, published in November 2024, has come out of the gates HOT! Author Julian Zabalbeascoa, hailing originally from Los Banos, California, is getting accolades all across the board, including being named as a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize.
Here’s the quick and dirty: “Through a chorus of voices—a female soldier in an all-male battalion, a reluctant conscript recently emigrated from Cuba, a young girl whose parents have abandoned her in order to fight against the fascists, among others—we follow Isidro and Mariana as they struggle to maintain their humanity in a country determined to tear itself apart.”