The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War

The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War, which includes Hemingway's first full-length play, beautifully captures the turbulent Spain of the 1930s. These pieces, which came out of Hemingway's experiences as a newspaper correspondent in and around beleaguered Madrid, illustrate the impact of war on troops, civilians, and the reporters dispatched to cover it in a poignant way. He gives a unique perspective on how the city and the people who lived there functioned during the conflict. In his famous powerful prose, Hemingway addresses the intricacies that times of conflict entail through love, hate, terror, and brutality.