After the Fall

Mixing forensic reporting with insightful analysis, AFTER THE FALL captures the chaos of Spain's turbulent recent history with aplomb . . . a superbly documented, diligent account on Spain's recent travails - and its slow, painful route out of them
Buck understands economics, but he also understands people. Spain's crisis is told as an engaging story of human folly. This is a superb book about a fascinating country - an easy read about difficult times
An elegant and insightful examination of Spain . . . the book goes beyond politics to offer a deeply sympathetic portrayal
Buck is a good listener and an intelligent observer who is not judgemental and does not claim to know all the answers.
After the Fall is an excellent guide to what has been happening in Spain in recent years

[An] insightful and readable study of modern Spain
Tobias Buck belongs in the distinguished lineage of writing about Spain that was so brilliantly started by Richard Ford. Much like Ford in the 1830s, as clear-sighted and unflattering as deeply sympathetic to the many charms of the country and the predicaments of its people, Tobias Buck has written a most accurate account of what Spain looks like right now and what seemingly insurmountable challenges it is having to live up to . . . required reading
When Spain ran the gauntlet of Basque terrorism and military subversion to reach democracy, it garnered universal admiration. In the years that followed, that image was tarnished by endemic corruption but countered by the spectacular international impact of Spanish companies. When Tobias Buck arrived in 2012, Spain was in the midst of an existential crisis. The financial crash, political corruption, the mismanagement of the Catalan independence movement and the impact of the crisis on ordinary Spaniards are perceptively analysed in his illuminating and elegant account. It is a grim story but a treat to read