Yfir Ebrofljótið

Haraldur is one of many young men in the 1930s who believe the rise of fascism threatens the world. Like them he travels to Spain to fight in the Republican army against the generals who rose up against the lawfully elected government, and he comes home carrying an unusual experience. As the years pass and life darkens, he seeks out memories of vanished friends and comrades who fought in the Battle of the Ebro, a struggle with conscience and with the truth. The novel is partly based on the account of one of the three Icelanders who fought in the Spanish Civil War.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

459 pages in the original

Genres

War, Historical, Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

Spain, Iceland, 1930s

First published

2001 by Mál og menning

Author's age

63 when first published

ISBN

9789979322061 (original)