BEO BOOK CLUB

WHEN IS THE NEXT MEETING?

Monday, March 31st @5:30 pm (PT)

WHAT IS THE BOOK?

What We Tried to Bury Grows Here by Julian Zabalbeascoa.

*Julian will be joining our conversation.

A quick synopsis: Through a chorus of voices—a female soldier in an all-male battalion, a reluctant conscript recently emigrated from Cuba, a young girl whose parents have abandoned her to fight against the fascists, among others—we follow Isidro and Mariana as they struggle to maintain their humanity in a country determined to tear itself apart.

Here are a few words from our very own Elizabette Guéçamburu:

Haunting. Human. Raw. Julian Zabalbeascoa’s novel of the Spanish Civil War pulls at the gut in a wrenching, beautiful way. The medley of characters highlight the wide scope of the carnage across the diverse region— each life forever changed by the war that brought out some of the worst in humanity. Zabalbeascoa’s narrative also serves as a warning— of the price that is paid by ordinary people when a nation indulges its darkest impulses in a quest for power, status and domination.

WHERE CAN I BUY IT?

You can purchase your hardcopy here, or your local bookstore.

HOW WILL WE MEET?

Via Zoom. If you’re already a member, we’ll send out the link closer to the date. If you’re not yet a member, sign up and we’ll send out the link closer to the date.