Fernando Marias is one of the most popular contemporary Spanish writers, he is the author of several novels, among which the most notable are The Magic Light, The Colonels' Child (Nadal Prize 2001) and The Woman with Gray Wings. In addition, he is the author of the script for the film “Divine Fire” (Grand Prix of the XXV International Moscow Film Festival), based on the novel “Magic Light.”

Did Federico Garcia Lorca really die in 1936? The only thing that is known for certain is that his remains were never found. All other information about his death is extremely meager and fragmentary and sometimes contradicts each other, forming an eerie puzzle. Light is shed on many unanswered questions by the story of an old tramp, who many years ago allegedly saved and left Lorca after being shot... What happened to him then? Did he survive the war, and if so, how, and why no one still knows anything about it?

This is the plot of the book “Magic Light,” which caused a lot of noise in Spain. Marias, an expert in the darkest corners of our history, is excellent at persuasion, and you can’t help but wonder, what if all this is true?

So, did Federico García Lorca really NOT die in August 1936?