The Horseman’s Song set in Spain – Ben Pastor

Submitted: 23rd March 2023

Spain, summer 1937. The civil war between Spanish nationalists and republicans rages on.

Martin Bora is German but in this novel Presently is a lieutenant in the Spanish Foreign Legion. When he happens on the body of Federico Garcia Lorca, a brilliant poet, progressive and homosexual, life will never be the same again. Who murdered him? Why?

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Boarding Pass Information: Spain

Author guide: Ben Pastor

Genre: historical fiction

Food and drink to accompany: churros and wine

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This one grabbed my interested as it looks at the controversial murder of the famous Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. I’ve read a lot of his work and visited sites in Spain associated with him so I was particularly keen to read this. I do know his body was never found, nor were the culprits. No one really seems to know why he was murdered either – was it to do with his political leanings during a time of war, or was it to do with his homosexuality.

There was so much to this book – very meaty – but it was a feast for the mind. Its one of the greatest mysteries of the war in Spain so to read this in a bok form, was very interesting. The author has an old-fashioned style which suits the themes well and it was a wonderful organisation. I am very tempted to get this in the original Spanish now as I think that would be a rare treat indeed.