{"product_id":"f-perez-lopezs-el-mexicano-paperback","title":"F. Perez Lopez's El Mexicano - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancisco Perez Lopez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary Soto\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spanish Civil War, a precursor to World War II, was a testing ground of not only political might between feuding factions in Europe but also military hardware--modern tanks and aircraft from Hitler's Germany and Mussolini's Italy, for instance. The civil war, which began in 1936 and ended in 1939, witnessed more than 500,000 deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One volunteer was Francisco Pérez Lopez, Spanish by birth but raised in France. He began as a recruit at the age of twenty and emerged a platoon leader in roadside skirmishes, firefights in villages and forests, and in the Battle of the Ebro, the last stand for the Republican cause. He became a prisoner, a medic, a favorite among nuns, and then an escapee--his feats for survival are nothing less than genius. Gary Soto's condensed yet artful and sensitive retelling is a gripping tale of human dignity and one man's unflagging commitment to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFRANCISCO PEREZ LOPEZ was born in Spain in 1916. He was raised in Arles, France, by his mother and grandmother. GARY SOTO has published more than forty books, including \u003ci\u003eLiving Up the Street, A Summer Life, Jesse, Nickel and Dime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award. Several of his books have been translated into French, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn and Out of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, a musical about undocumented youth. The Gary Soto Literary Museum is located at Fresno City College. He lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48336206168313,"sku":"9781622881635","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/PDkoBnXJCj9781622881635.webp?v=1777518200","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/f-perez-lopezs-el-mexicano-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}