Thornton, Lawrence. Under the Gypsy Moon. New York: Doubleday, 1990.
Reason read: Federico Garcia Lorca was born in June (1898).
Despite being a little over 210 pages long, Under the Gypsy Moon packs a powerful punch. Magical realism flows in and out of historical events creating a spellbinding and dramatic love story. Joaquin Wolf becomes a politically motivated writer after the Spanish Civil War. He meets and begins a relationship with narrator, Ursula Krieger, who carries her own demons of war. Together they struggle against fascism using Federico Garcia Lorca as a their guide. His poetry is the symbol of courage they embrace, allowing them to rise above the despair.
Line I liked, “Poverty gnaws at the body before it feasts on the mind” (p 54).
Author fact: Thornton also wrote Imagining Argentina, also on my list.
Book trivia: Under the Gypsy Moon is short, barely over 200 pages. I read it in a weekend.
Nancy said: Under the Gypsy Moon is one of two fictions in which Guernica plays a part.
BookLust Twist: from Book Lust To Go in the chapter called simply “Guernica” (p 89).
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