Overview
Horacio Hermoso Araujo, último alcalde republicano de Sevilla, reflexiona mientras se encuentra cautivo de las tropas franquistas sobre su carrera y cómo ha llegado a esa situación. Mientras, su hermano trata de salvarle de la muerte en una ciudad conmocionada por el Alzamiento Nacional y la primera batalla de la Guerra Civil.
La huella borrada constituye una exhaustiva investigación convertida en novela en torno a la figura de Horacio Hermoso a partir de los testimonios de familiares y conocidos. Supone también la recuperación de una poderosa historia real al borde del olvido, una sobre las muchas personas que aún se encuentran en las fosas comunes creadas durante el franquismo. En definitiva, un ambicioso proyecto periodístico convertido en una novela desgarradora.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The exciting, fictionalized life of the last Republican mayor of Seville. A novel based on actual events, rescued from oblivion through memories of one of the survivors in this story.
Horacio Hermoso Araujo, the last Republican mayor of Seville, reflects on his career and how he came to be imprisoned by Franco’s troops. Meanwhile, his brother tries to save him from death in a city shaken by national uprising and the first battle of the Spanish Civil War.
The Deleted Trace constitutes a comprehensive investigation around the figure Horacio Hermoso, based on the testimony of relatives and acquaintances. It entails the retrieving of a powerful, true story from the edge of oblivion, one regarding those still lying in the mass graves created during Franco’s regime.
An ambitious journalistic project that became a harrowing novel.
This book title, La huella borrada / The Deleted Trace, ISBN: 9788401029912, by Antonio Fuentes Ruiz, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (August 8, 2023) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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