Death's Other Kingdom
by Gamel Woolsey
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarywarhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty biography: emotional and unsavoury. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
Málaga Burning: An American Woman's Eyewitness Account of the Spanish Civil War (first released as Death's Other Kingdom in 1939) is a dramatic, beautiful and moving story. Through vivid character sketches and personal observations, Woolsey describes the people caught up in the bloody conflict.
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- Author
- Gamel Woolsey
- Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 204
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