{"product_id":"the-cypresses-believe-in-god-vol-i","title":"The Cypresses Believe in God, Vol. I","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy José María Gironella\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis an epic novel about the anticipatory years of the Spanish Civil War. Set in the provincial capital of Gerona and spanning the years 1931 to 1936, the novel painstakingly plots the public and private elements which eventually exploded into war. At the center of the novel are Matías and Carmen Elgazu Alvear, and their three children: César, strange yet saintly; Pilar, charming and clever; and Ignacio, the protagonist, inquisitive and idealistic. Through these characters and the ordinary life of Gerona, Gironella writes, “I have tried to capture the everyday traits, the mentality, the inner ambiance of my compatriots in all their pettiness and all their grandeur.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What thou seest, write in a book…\" \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe Book of Revelation)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSprawling yet obsessively detailed, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Cypresses Believe in God\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of singular standing for its harmony of historical actuality and artistic liberty. Writ large across the two volumes, unforgettably and tragically, is humanity’s susceptibility to the fickle dictates of ideology and its inscrutable capacity for brutality, but also its relentless search for meaning amidst multiplicity and its longing for a peace that will last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\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 two-volume 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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 426pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826405\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100030853487,"sku":"978-1952826405","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product76.jpg?v=1781124636","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-cypresses-believe-in-god-vol-i","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}