Homage to Barcelona

Homage to Barcelona

by Colm Tóibín (Author), Colm Tóibín (Author)

Synopsis

Colm Toibin's Homage to Barcelona celebrates one of Europe's greatest cities - a cosmopolitan hub of vibrant architecture, art, culture and nightlife. It moves from the story of the city's founding and its huge expansion in the nineteenth century to the lives of Gaudi, Miro, Picasso, Casals and Dali. It also explores the history of Catalan nationalism, the tragedy of the Civil War, the Franco years and the transition from dictatorship to democracy which Colm Toibin witnessed in the 1970s.

Written with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a unique Mediterranean port and an adopted home.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Picador
Published: 21 May 2010

ISBN 10: 0330373560
ISBN 13: 9780330373562

Media Reviews
'Colm Toibin writes prose of a heartbreaking beauty' Hilary Mantel, Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
Colm Toibin was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of five novels, most recently The Master which was shorlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize. His non-fiction includes Bad Blood, Homage to Barcelona and The Sign of the Cross. His work has been translated into seventeen languages. He lives in Dublin.