{"product_id":"and-they-say-paperback","title":"and they say - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusana Sanches Arins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen March\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eand they say\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling piece of writing by contemporary galician writer susana sanches arins. suffering is a black stormcloud on a sunny day. the trouble with remembering is it can cause damage. but it can also heal. the translator of this book, the north american professor kathleen march, suggests that \u003cem\u003eand they say\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eseique\u003c\/em\u003e in the original galician) is its own genre and what really matters is telling (recovering) the truth. it is a story of betrayal, unspeakable cruelty, and the odd (breathless) act of compassion. it is the recuperation of the collective memory of the spanish civil war (1936-39) and its aftermath, when fugitives were caught and bodies thrown into ditches, when it was dangerous to answer your door at night. it is an essay that records testimonies, acknowledged and anonymous, of some of the dark nights that characterize this period of spanish history. it is poetic (if poetry can be cruel). it is also tragic, down to the repeated appearance of the chorus, which seems to reflect on, to reinforce, the central message: memory can be painful, but it is best acknowledged, so that the mourning can take place and the survivors can move on. this book, expertly collated, is a masterpiece of writing on the spanish civil war, an essential piece in the puzzle of those years. \u003cstrong\u003esusana sanches arins\u003c\/strong\u003e is a high-school teacher in galicia. she is also a well-known author. the second, revised edition of \u003cem\u003eseique\u003c\/em\u003e, the one that is reproduced here in english, was awarded the narrative prize at the fifth galician book gala in 2020. \u003cstrong\u003ekathleen march\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emerita of the university of maine. she has also translated some of the most respected names in galician literature: rosalía de castro, álvaro cunqueiro, anxo angueira, marica campo and miguel anxo fernández among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707741671487,"sku":"9789543841233","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/16f8203ab81c22549ed70daeea85e79d.webp?v=1765045272","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/and-they-say-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}