Homage to Barcelona

Zusatztext Having lived in Barcelona off and on since the 70s! Toibin knows all the fascinations of its sensuous Mediterranean history and lifestyle and "the most precious jewels in the city's treasury of bars" . . . Tóibín is the perfect guide. Informationen zum Autor Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of several novels, including The Master, Brooklyn , and The Magician , and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024. Klappentext Colm Tóibín's Homage to Barcelona celebrates one of Europe's greatest cities - a cosmopolitan hub of vibrant architecture, art, culture and nightlife. It moves from the story of the city's founding and its huge expansion in the nineteenth century to the lives of Gaudí, Miró, Picasso, Casals and Dalí. It also explores the history of Catalan nationalism, the tragedy of the Civil War, the Franco years and the transition from dictatorship to democracy which Colm Tóibín witnessed in the 1970s. Written with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a unique Mediterranean port and an adopted home. Written with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a great Mediterranean city. Zusammenfassung Written with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a great Mediterranean city.

Product details

• Authors: Colm Toibin, Colm Tóibín
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.05.2010
• EAN: 9780330373562
• ISBN: 978-0-330-37356-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Picador Collection
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; European History, Spain, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Literary, Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 (Spanish Civil War period), Barcelona (City)