by Andrés Trapiello · Ediciones Destino · tapa dura · ISBN 9788423358199
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«Madrid» is the historical and personal essay by Andrés Trapiello, published by Ediciones Destino in hardback (560 pages, in Spanish).
Andrés Trapiello interweaves the evolution of Madrid, from its origins to the present day, with his own memories of the fifty years he has lived in the city. The book traverses neighbourhoods, political and social episodes, wars, the Movida and the miseries and splendours of the capital, and highlights the hospitality of its inhabitants.
Madrid is volume 308 of the Imago Mundi collection and was published in October 2020. The book won the Premio Las Librerías Recomiendan 2021 for best non-fiction book.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of Madrid, biographies and narrative non-fiction in Spanish.
Andrés Trapiello is a noted Spanish poet and writer. He was born in Manzaneda de Torío, León, and studied at the University of Valladolid. He moved to Madrid in 1975, and has lived in the capital ever since.
