by José Luis de Vilallonga · Plaza & Janés · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401375934
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«El sable del Caudillo» is the fictionalized biography of Francisco Franco by José Luis de Vilallonga, published by Plaza & Janés in hardcover (393 pages, in Spanish).
Vilallonga offers a demystified view of Francisco Franco and his circle: from when his comrades-in-arms chose him in 1936 to lead the rebels to his becoming the absolute master of Spain for nearly four decades. The work pays special attention to the figure of Carmen Polo, presented as a key piece in the dictator's ambition for power. With a novelistic treatment of the subject, it maintains historical rigor on the fundamental facts.
Published by Plaza & Janés in 1997. The back cover presents it as the secret history of the man who ruled Spain like a private estate, with subtitle included.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of Spain and in portraits of controversial political figures from a narrative perspective.
José Luis de Vilallonga y Cabeza de Vaca, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, GE was a Spanish nobleman, author, socialite and film actor. His peculiar character, described as "a mixture of aristocratic arrogance, self-confidence and unconcern", brought him frequent enmities with other public figures. He was known to be a multifaceted, charming, elegant and playboy-like figure. At his death in 2007, Vilallonga was referred to by several newspapers as "the last dandy".
