El maestro Juan Martínez que estaba allí

Flamenco dancer Juan Martínez and his partner Sole, shortly before the outbreak of World War I, fled to Eastern Europe in search of white bread, a staple food scarce in the war-torn Western zones. In 1916, the couple arrived in Russia to perform in the luxurious salons frequented by the Tsar and became witnesses to the Bolshevik Revolution. Manuel Chaves Nogales, who met them in Paris, recounts Martínez and Sole's testimony of the chaos and revolutionary cruelty, capable of the most atrocious acts in a time when human life held no value. Indiscriminate murders, cannibalism, and countless other brutalities fueled by vengeance—from which they escaped thanks to luck and ingenuity born of terror. Javier de Juan brings to life the illustrations of one of the most remarkable books by this great Spanish journalist.