by José Luis Olaizola · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432055614
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«La guerra del general Escobar» is the historical novel by José Luis Olaizola, published by Planeta in hardcover (215 pages, in Spanish).
The novel recreates the figure of Civil Guard colonel Antonio Escobar, a Catholic loyal to the legitimate government, who on July 19, 1936 prevented the military uprising from succeeding in Barcelona. Through an imagined diary, Olaizola portrays his uncomfortable position in the Civil War and his conscience before the two sides.
The work won the Planeta Prize in 1983 and belongs to the collection Autores españoles e hispanoamericanos.
It will interest readers of Spanish historical fiction and those seeking a personal perspective on the Civil War.
José Luis Olaizola Sarriá was a Spanish writer.
