by Ildefonso Falcones · Le Grand Livre du Mois · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782286044114
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«La cathédrale de la mer» is the historical novel by Ildefonso Falcones, published by Le Grand Livre du Mois in paperback (615 pages, in French).
In fourteenth-century Barcelona, Arnau Estanyol flees feudal serfdom for the city, where the construction of Santa Maria del Mar marks the life of the Ribera district. From stone carrier to money changer and nobleman, his rise coincides with plague, revolts and the Inquisition.
First novel by Ildefonso Falcones, originally published in 2006 as «La catedral del mar»; opens the eponymous series. Translated from Spanish by Anne Plantagenet.
For readers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages, with a special interest in medieval Barcelona and its social tensions.
Barcelona lawyer and novelist, author of Cathedral of the Sea and The Heirs of the Earth, major Spanish-language historical-fiction hits.
