Federico García Lorca, A Life

Back in print to coincide with the release of the upcoming motion picture Death in Granada on the life of Lorca, this monumental biography (New York Times) goes to the heart of his explosive genius. When, at the age of 38, Federico Garcia Lorca was executed by anti-republican rebels during the Spanish Civil War, he was already one of the worlds most celebrated poets and playwrights. photos. (NIA)