Anatomía de un instante : 23-F, el libro definitivo

This book is an essay in the form of a chronicle, or a chronicle in the form of an essay. This book is not fiction. This book is the anatomy of a moment: the moment Adolfo Suárez remained seated on the afternoon of February 23, 1981, while the bullets of the coup plotters whizzed around him in the chamber of the Congress of Deputies, and all the other members of parliament—all but two: General Gutiérrez Mellado and Santiago Carrillo—sought refuge under their seats. This book is the chronicle of that gesture, the chronicle of a coup d'état, and the chronicle of some decisive years in the history of Spain. This book is essential reading. A unique book.