{"product_id":"waiting-for-robert-capa-paperback","title":"Waiting for Robert Capa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusana Fortes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusana Fortes offers a gorgeously written, \u003cem\u003eEnglish Patient\u003c\/em\u003e-style novel about the real-life romance between two photojournalists furiously in love: Robert Capa and Gerda Taro. During the Spanish Civil War, Capa and Taro risked everything documenting Francisco Franco's Fascist uprising--even as they risked everything for love. The two artists' passion stands out in sharp relief against the terrifying realities of war in this internationally acclaimed novel, a book that will resonate with fans of \u003cem\u003ePossession\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLoving Frank\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSuite Francaise\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePan's Labyrinth\u003c\/em\u003e. With a film adaptation already underway from producer Michael Mann (\u003cem\u003ePublic Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Insider\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eManhunter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCollateral\u003c\/em\u003e), Fortes' \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Robert Capa \u003c\/em\u003eis a tale that will touch millions of hearts, mixing the poignancy of a timeless love story with the immediacy of a vivid snapshot from a bygone era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary novel of love, war, and art, based on the turbulent real-life romance of legendary photojournalists Gerda Taro and Robert Capa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtists, Jews, nonconformists, exiles. Gerta Pohorylle meets Andre Friedmann in Paris in 1935 and is drawn to his fierce dedication to justice, journalism, and the art of photography. Assuming new names, Gerda Taro and Robert Capa travel together to Spain, Europe's most harrowing war zone, to document the rapidly intensifying turmoil of the Spanish Civil War. In the midst of the peril and chaos of brutal conflict, a romance for the ages is born, marked by passion and recklessness . . . until tragedy intervenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready published to international acclaim, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Robert Capa\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating tale of art and love--and a moving tribute to all those who risk their lives to document the world's violent transformations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.06 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691345416255,"sku":"9780062000385","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f80504d033b5a3563e2ac0d4c16b2421.webp?v=1764991788","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/waiting-for-robert-capa-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}