A short history of Spain from prehistoric times to today – from the author of Ghosts of Spain.
Giles Tremlett is a prize-winning historian, author and journalist based in Madrid, Spain. He has lived in, and written extensively about, Spain almost continuously since graduating from Oxford University thirty-five years ago. He is Visiting Fellow of the Cañada Blanch Centre at the London School of Economics, writes opinion and long form reportage for the Guardian and is a former Madrid correspondent for The Economist.
PRAISE FOR GILES TREMLETT:
'Tremlett skilfully transports the reader back and forth from the
medieval atmosphere and tragic events of Spain's mid-twentieth
century, to its modern and sophisticated present' Guardian.
'An invaluable book... Ghosts of Spain has become something of a
bible for those of us extranjeros who have chosen to live in
Spain... A country finally facing its past could scarcely hope for
a better, or more enamored chronicler of its present' New York
Times Book Review.
'Lively and well-informed... At once a history, a journalistic
inquiry and a travel book' Sunday Telegraph.
'A feast of a book' Irish Times.
'A transfixing, elegantly written account of Spain today'
Metro.
'Tremlett writes with humour, modesty and a great affection for his
subject'
*Daily Telegraph*
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