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Description edit
From the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore comes a monumentally informed and irresistibly readable work of history, art criticism, and urban anthropology devoted to the most un-Spanish city in Spain. "Confirms Hughes's authority as a first-rate chronicler and historian."--The New York... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Domenech: Add a description of this character.
- Catalunya
- Gaudf
- Puig
- Verdaguer
- Torras
- Cerda
- Montaner
- Rusinyol
- Wagner
- Joan Maragall
- Franco
- Girona
- Gaucll
- Gaudi
- Felipe Iv
- Santa Maria Del Mar
- Pujol
- Picasso
- Ferdinand Vii
- Vic
- Monturiol
- Rubio
- Olivares
- Ribera
- Catalanism
- Joan Miro
- Pere Iii
- Charles
- Saint George
- Gauell
- Ramon Berenguer
- Bofill
- Lukes
- Balmes
- Mora
- Martorell
- Bakunin
- Corts
- Lopez
- Romeu
- Salo Del Tine
- Gfiell
- Eusebi
- Mila
Setting & Locations edit
- Spain
- Barcelona
- Madrid
- Europe
- Paris
- France
- Sagrada Familia
- Ramblas
- England
- Cuba
- Bourbon
- Montjuic
- Tarragona
- Old City
- Castile
- United States
- Majorca
- New York
- Valencia
- Andalusia
- London
- Italy
- Citadel Park
- Montserrat
- Middle Ages
- Ampurdan
- Austria
- New City
- Sarria
- Via Laietana
- Atlantic
- Sicily
- America
- Columbus
- Germany
- Cathedral
- Sardinia
- Flora
- Sitges
- Berwick
- Icaria
- Gera
- Roussillon
- Naples
- Cadiz
First Sentence edit
It is possible, some days, to see the whole of Barcelona with your feet on the ground.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Hughes (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0394580273
Page Count: 573
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0394580273
Page Count: 573
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 946.72
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Europe › Spain
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Professional & Technical › Architecture
- Books › History › World
- Books › Arts & Photography
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