by Enric Calpena · Edicions 62 · tapa dura · ISBN 9788429778496
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Barcelona, autumn 1898. A young Swiss man, Hans Gamper, arrives by train at the Estació de França. For the first time in a long time, he feels happy. The city is bustling with activity, and since he has found a job as an accountant, he has decided to stay. He only misses one thing: sports. He was a football champion in Switzerland, but this new English practice, so fashionable in Europe, is not quite catching on in Barcelona. However, Gamper's enthusiasm and determination to form a good team, and even found a club, knows no bounds. In November 1899, Foot-Ball Club Barcelona was established. More than a club, a space for freedom and democracy, of diverse and civic spirit, where people from all over the world can express themselves freely and where everyone feels Barcelonian. A novel that traces the implications between the history of Catalonia at the beginning of the 20th century and the beginnings of Barça, two central themes of interest, and at the same time with the lights and shadows of pioneering characters as decisive as Hans Gamper.
