Ebook: Exile, Writer, Soldier, Spy: Jorge Semprún

This authoritative biography of the prize-winning Spanish writer and politician is the "most complete possible portrait of an intense and complex life" (El Mundo, SP).

A man of many faces, Jorge Semprún perfectly personified the struggles and successes of twentieth-century Europe. Semprún enjoyed a privileged childhood as the grandson of Spanish prime minister Antonio Maura until his world was shattered by the political strife of the Spanish Civil War. Sent into exile, Semprún faced mortal danger and developed the resilient spirit of a rebel in order to survive.

Semprún fought with the French Resistance in World War II and survived imprisonment at Buchenwald. After the war, he became an organizing member of the exiled Spanish communist party, maintaining the appearance of a normal civilian life while keeping one step ahead of Francisco Franco's secret police for years. Semprún later put his experiences on paper, becoming an internationally acclaimed author and screenwriter.

In this skillfully crafted biography, Soledad Fox Maura recounts Semprún's life in prose that reads like a fast-paced thriller.