Anatomy of a Moment

Javier Cercas

Anne McLean

• Translated from Spanish by Anne McLean.
• Javier Cercas transforms the failed 1981 Spanish coup, the first ever to be televised, into a gripping, novelistic reconstruction that redefines the boundaries of literary non-fiction.
• A reissue of a landmark in European literature by one of the most important living Spanish writers, lauded by critics worldwide and translated into more than twenty languages.
• Hailed as ‘a masterpiece of modern European literature’ (Guardian) and ‘as gripping as any spy novel’ (New York Times).
• Published with a new preface by the author written on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the coup
• Now adapted into a major television series premiering in Spain in October 2025.
  Comps: Limonov by Emmanuel Carrère, tr. John Lambert, Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, The Impostor by Javier Cercas, tr. Anne McLean.