The Breaking Point

Hemingway, Dos Passos, and the Murder of Jose Robles

Stephen Koch

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Counterpoint
21 February 2012

Biography: literary; Autobiography: literary; Literature: history & criticism; European history

When American authors John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway went to Spain in 1937 to witness the Spanish Civil War firsthand, the devastation they encountered was far from impersonal: As Spain was unraveling thread by thread, so was the relationship between these two literary titans. They had arrived in Spain as comrades, leftist writers–in–arms. But a real–life literary mystery unfolded when Dos Passos' friend José Robles—a Spanish–born Johns Hopkins professor—disappeared. Written from a novelist's eye for detail, The Breaking Point is the story of two lives at the intersection of friendship and murder, of love and death, and of literature and history.

By: Stephen Koch
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 207mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 329g
ISBN: 9781582437989
ISBN 10: 158243798X
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 21 February 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Koch, the former head of the Writing Division of Columbia University's School of the Arts, is the author of numerous books including Double Lives and The Modern Library Writer's Workshop. He lives in New York City.