by Ildefonso Falcones · DEBOLSILLO · tapa dura · ISBN 9788490328897
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«La catedral del mar» is the historical novel by Ildefonso Falcones, published by Debolsillo in hardback (672 pages, in Spanish).
In fourteenth-century Barcelona, a serf fleeing feudal oppression takes refuge in the city, where he takes part in the construction of the church of Santa María de la Mar and rises from poverty to nobility. His success arouses envy that brings him before the Inquisition, in a tale of loyalty, vengeance, betrayal and love in a society marked by religious intolerance and ambition.
First instalment of the «La catedral del mar» saga. The work was originally published in 2006 and received the Euskadi de Plata 2006 award for best novel in the Spanish language.
For readers of historical fiction and great stories set in the Middle Ages with a strong social element.
Barcelona lawyer and novelist, author of Cathedral of the Sea and The Heirs of the Earth, major Spanish-language historical-fiction hits.
