Javier Cercas: Violence, Lies, and Just Causes

How do we live among a population capable of both the worst atrocities and the profoundest kindness? In Fortress of Evil, former police inspector Melchor Marin's search for his missing daughter sees him enter a labyrinth of characters, both sinister and luminous. Daniel Hahn joins one of Spain's most lauded writers, Javier Cercas, author of the million selling Soldiers of Salamis, to discuss the latest in his ambitious Terra Alta series.

Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Crime & Thriller, Fiction

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Brilliant Fiction

Hundreds of the world’s best fiction writers, including many of Scotland’s most exciting voices, and dozens of debut authors, will share their new and most notable works in the Brilliant Fiction strand. …

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