Homage to Barcelona
gay lives from wilde to almodóvar
$20.12
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2025
Summary
Barcelona: A Portrait of Art, History, and Passion
Colm Tóibín’s Barcelona: A Portrait of Art, History, and Passion 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 Gaudí, Miró, Picasso, Casals and Dalí. It also explores the history of Catalan nationalism, the tragedy of the Civil War, the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035054879 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035054876 |
| Author: | Colm Tóibín |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
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Critics Review
Tóibín has the narrative poise of Brian Moore and the patient eye for domestic detail of John McGahern, but he is very much his own man. * Observer *Having lived in Barcelona off and on since the 70s, Toibin knows all the fascinations of its sensuous Mediterranean history and lifestyle and “the most precious jewels in the city’s treasury of bars” … Tóibín is the perfect guide. * Chicago Tribune *
About The Author
Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.
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