{"product_id":"one-million-dead-vol-i","title":"One Million Dead, Vol. I","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy José María Gironella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne Million Dead \u003c\/b\u003econtinues the chronicle of the Spanish Civil War begun in \u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #cc7722;\" href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/jose-maria-gironella\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Covering the actual war years of July 1936 to April 1939, the novel retains the Alvear family and Gerona as its psychological and geographical nuclei while also traversing the entirety of Spain as the chaos of the conflict dictates. Gironella spares none of the horrific details of the Civil War, illustrating the division and discord in families and friendships, the destruction of churches and homes, and the demise of innocence all wrought by the repeated re-enactment of the sin of Cain. From this panorama of death the book draws its title: Gironella writes, “I have used the figure of a million because I am including the murdered among the dead—all those who died at the hands of men who, in the grip of hatred, killed their own capacity for pity, their own souls.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd Cain said to Abel his brother: Let us go forth abroad. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and slew him. \u003c\/i\u003e(T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ehe Book of Genesis)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMatching the ambitious scope, dramatic poise, and emotional poignancy of its prequel, \u003ci\u003eOne Million Dead\u003c\/i\u003e balances between impartiality and its author’s own attitude as it conducts the autopsy of a national tragedy which, its global relevance and repercussions notwithstanding, reveals the fundamentally fratricidal nature of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosé María Gironella\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1917–2003) was a Spanish novelist, born in the Catalonian province of Gerona. He is best known for his historical novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the National Prize for Literature. His other works include \u003ci\u003eOne Million Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeace After War\u003c\/i\u003e, which complete the trilogy begun with \u003ci\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Soil Was Shallow\u003c\/i\u003e, his debut novel for which he won the Nadal Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412pp.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826955\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVolume II available \u003cspan style=\"color: #cc7722;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #cc7722;\" href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/jose-maria-gironella\/products\/one-million-dead-vol-ii\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100032426351,"sku":"978-1952826955","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product129.jpg?v=1781124687","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/one-million-dead-vol-i","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}