Javier Cercas: A moving snapshot of a dramatic moment in Spanish history
Javier Cercas's »Anatomy of a Moment« (2011) is a historical drama: on February 23rd 1981, a paramilitary unit of the Guardia Civil stormed the parliament and for seventeen hours, Spanish democracy hovered on the brink. Cercas investigates the background of the attempted coup and the motivations of three politicians who became the protagonists of this historical event.
