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A special boxed edition with two essential novels by Julia Navarro: Tell Me Who I Am and Shoot Me, I'm Already Dead Tell Me Who I Am
Pure espionage and intrigue, heartbreaking loves and heartbreaks, adventure and the history of a shattered century, Tell Me Who I Am is an exciting story starring unforgettable characters whose lives paint a magnificent portrait of 20th-century history. A journalist is tasked with investigating the life of his great-grandmother, Amelia Garayoa, a woman about whom he only knows that she fled, abandoning her husband and son shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. To rescue her from oblivion, he will have to rebuild her story from the ground up, fitting together, one by one, all the pieces of the immense and extraordinary puzzle of her life. Marked by four men who will change her forever—the businessman Santiago Carranza, the French revolutionary Pierre Comte, the American journalist Albert James, and the military doctor linked to Nazism Max von Schumann—Amelia's story is that of an anti-heroine trapped by her own contradictions who will make mistakes she will never finish paying for and who will end up suffering, in her own flesh, the merciless scourges of both Nazism and the Soviet dictatorship. _________________
Shoot Me, I'm Already Dead
At the end of the 19th century, during the last tsarist period, the Zuckers, persecuted for being Jews, had to leave Russia fleeing horror and unreason. Upon their arrival in the Promised Land, Samuel Zucker acquires the lands of the Ziads, an Arab family headed by Ahmed. A strong bond is born between him and Samuel, a solid friendship that, above religious and political differences, is maintained generation after generation. With threats, thirst for revenge, and many unleashed passions as a backdrop, the intertwined lives of the Zuckers and the Ziads form a mosaic of betrayals and sufferings, of possible and impossible loves, while portraying the great adventure of living and coexisting in a territory marked by intolerance. An intense and moving chronicle of two family sagas, this novel by Julia Navarro delves into the lives of people with names and surnames, who fight to achieve their dreams and who are responsible for their own destiny. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A special boxed edition with two essential novels by Julia Navarro: Tell Me Who I Am and Shoot Me, I'm Already Dead Tell Me Who I Am
A journalist is tasked with investigating the life of his great-grandmother, Amelia Garayoa. All that is known about her is that she -fled Madrid shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, abandoning her husband and son. To rescue her from oblivion, he will have to put together all the pieces of the extraordinary puzzle of her life, one by one, which will take him to Paris, London, Cairo, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, Athens... A riveting novel featuring characters whose lives paint a magni- cent portrait of the history of the twentieth century. A captivating story filled with tension and drama that represents an exciting new direction in the literary career of one of Spain's most international authors. Shoot Me, I'm Already Dead The gripping story of two families struggling to overcome their own destinies. A mosaic of treachery and revenge, of possible and impossible loves, and of the great adventure that is living and surviving in a land marked by intolerance and outrage. Marian Miller, an NGO aid worker, is asked to write a report on illegal Jewish settlements on Palestinian territories. In order to do so, she wants to make sure she understands both sides of the story. Marian arranges a meeting in Israel with Ezekiel Zucker, an elderly man who, like many others, has a lot to tell and also, a secret to hide. Ezekiel will narrate his story as if it were a massive jigsaw puzzle with many complex pieces and Marian will tell him the version she's familiar with: the Arab one. At the twilight of the 19th century, the Zuckers are banned from their homeland of Russia because they are Jewish. After undergoing unspeakable horrors and injustices under the tsar's rule, they set out for the Promised Land and buy land owned by the Ziads, an Arab family headed by a man named Ahmed. The two men, Ahmed Ziad and Samuel Zucker, will establish a strong bond, a friendship that can overcome religious and political differences and that will continue on for generations. This riveting family saga that culminates in 1948 is not only Julia Navarro's best and most ambitious novel yet, it's a tale filled with real people taking responsibility for their own destinies by following their dreams and fighting for their lives. An unforgettable novel that, like all of history's greatest books, conceals many novels within.
Author: Julia Navarro
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: 02/18/2025
Pages: 2016
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.99lbs
Size: 7.54h x 5.30w x 3.59d
ISBN13: 9788466378529
ISBN10: 8466378529
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
- Fiction | Literary
Pure espionage and intrigue, heartbreaking loves and heartbreaks, adventure and the history of a shattered century, Tell Me Who I Am is an exciting story starring unforgettable characters whose lives paint a magnificent portrait of 20th-century history. A journalist is tasked with investigating the life of his great-grandmother, Amelia Garayoa, a woman about whom he only knows that she fled, abandoning her husband and son shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. To rescue her from oblivion, he will have to rebuild her story from the ground up, fitting together, one by one, all the pieces of the immense and extraordinary puzzle of her life. Marked by four men who will change her forever—the businessman Santiago Carranza, the French revolutionary Pierre Comte, the American journalist Albert James, and the military doctor linked to Nazism Max von Schumann—Amelia's story is that of an anti-heroine trapped by her own contradictions who will make mistakes she will never finish paying for and who will end up suffering, in her own flesh, the merciless scourges of both Nazism and the Soviet dictatorship. _________________
Shoot Me, I'm Already Dead
At the end of the 19th century, during the last tsarist period, the Zuckers, persecuted for being Jews, had to leave Russia fleeing horror and unreason. Upon their arrival in the Promised Land, Samuel Zucker acquires the lands of the Ziads, an Arab family headed by Ahmed. A strong bond is born between him and Samuel, a solid friendship that, above religious and political differences, is maintained generation after generation. With threats, thirst for revenge, and many unleashed passions as a backdrop, the intertwined lives of the Zuckers and the Ziads form a mosaic of betrayals and sufferings, of possible and impossible loves, while portraying the great adventure of living and coexisting in a territory marked by intolerance. An intense and moving chronicle of two family sagas, this novel by Julia Navarro delves into the lives of people with names and surnames, who fight to achieve their dreams and who are responsible for their own destiny. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A special boxed edition with two essential novels by Julia Navarro: Tell Me Who I Am and Shoot Me, I'm Already Dead Tell Me Who I Am
A journalist is tasked with investigating the life of his great-grandmother, Amelia Garayoa. All that is known about her is that she -fled Madrid shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, abandoning her husband and son. To rescue her from oblivion, he will have to put together all the pieces of the extraordinary puzzle of her life, one by one, which will take him to Paris, London, Cairo, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, Athens... A riveting novel featuring characters whose lives paint a magni- cent portrait of the history of the twentieth century. A captivating story filled with tension and drama that represents an exciting new direction in the literary career of one of Spain's most international authors. Shoot Me, I'm Already Dead The gripping story of two families struggling to overcome their own destinies. A mosaic of treachery and revenge, of possible and impossible loves, and of the great adventure that is living and surviving in a land marked by intolerance and outrage. Marian Miller, an NGO aid worker, is asked to write a report on illegal Jewish settlements on Palestinian territories. In order to do so, she wants to make sure she understands both sides of the story. Marian arranges a meeting in Israel with Ezekiel Zucker, an elderly man who, like many others, has a lot to tell and also, a secret to hide. Ezekiel will narrate his story as if it were a massive jigsaw puzzle with many complex pieces and Marian will tell him the version she's familiar with: the Arab one. At the twilight of the 19th century, the Zuckers are banned from their homeland of Russia because they are Jewish. After undergoing unspeakable horrors and injustices under the tsar's rule, they set out for the Promised Land and buy land owned by the Ziads, an Arab family headed by a man named Ahmed. The two men, Ahmed Ziad and Samuel Zucker, will establish a strong bond, a friendship that can overcome religious and political differences and that will continue on for generations. This riveting family saga that culminates in 1948 is not only Julia Navarro's best and most ambitious novel yet, it's a tale filled with real people taking responsibility for their own destinies by following their dreams and fighting for their lives. An unforgettable novel that, like all of history's greatest books, conceals many novels within.
Author: Julia Navarro
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: 02/18/2025
Pages: 2016
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.99lbs
Size: 7.54h x 5.30w x 3.59d
ISBN13: 9788466378529
ISBN10: 8466378529
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
- Fiction | Literary
About the Author
Julia Navarro ha cautivado a millones de lectores con las ocho novelas que ha publicado hasta la fecha: La Hermandad de la Sábana Santa, La Biblia de barro, La sangre de los inocentes, Dime quién soy, Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto, Historia de un canalla, Tú no matarás y De ninguna parte. Con Una historia compartida, su obra más personal, hizo un paréntesis en la ficción.