by Manuel Chaves Nogales · CONFLUENCIAS · tapa dura · ISBN 9788412926316
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This work is a facsimile edition of the classic reportage by Manuel Chaves Nogales, originally published in the magazine Estampa between March and September 1934. The book recounts the experiences of the maestro Juan Martínez, a flamenco dancer who found himself trapped in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution, offering a unique and vivid testimony of that turbulent historical period. This edition highlights the graphic aspect, including the original illustrations by Francisco Rivero Gil and photographs that accompanied the texts. It is a fundamental piece for understanding the journalistic mastery of Chaves Nogales, considered one of the best Spanish chroniclers of the 20th century, and an essential read for lovers of history and testimonial literature.
Manuel Chaves Nogales was a Spanish journalist and writer. Politically he was a moderate left-wing republican democrat who defined himself as "antifascist and antirevolutionary". As such, he was an enthusiastic supporter of the Second Spanish Republic.
