Los últimos días de García Lorca

The Lorca case largely encapsulates the set of tensions that led to the fratricidal spiral of the Spanish Civil War. The investigation conducted by journalist Eduardo Molina Fajardo into the final days of García Lorca vividly documents how those fatal ingredients came to play out. This book is considered, along with Agustín Peñón's, the most accurate account, full of information and precise details regarding the vicissitudes of the final days of the poet Federico García Lorca until his fatal end: his last month of life, his arrest, imprisonment, transfers, and the circumstances we can ascertain regarding his execution. With an analytical and clarifying approach regarding the possible responsibilities of the individuals involved, Molina Fajardo provides a wealth of virtually irrefutable documentation, including letters, communiques, circulars, and a substantial series of interviews with all those involved, including those who, until this book, had maintained a stubborn and persistent silence. Regarding who was involved, the decision to end his life, the account of events and documentation offered by this book -- while not definitive, like none of the literary investigations undertaken -- is nonetheless absolutely essential for reaching any conclusion. In any case, it is a book that has largely underpinned much of what has been written, since its first publication in 1983, on this central case in contemporary Spanish history.