Antoni Gaudí

Journalist Eaude delivers an energetic survey of the life and work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí … a worthy tribute to one of history’s great iconoclasts. * Publishers Weekly *The book provides good historical context for some basic understanding of Gaudí’s motives and historical setting … Eaude writes very accessibly … Adorned with 57 illustrations and/or snaps, though black and white, it feels a complete picture of the man and the myth … A concise, yet contextual and entertaining overview of the life and times of one of Spain’s most well-known and prodigious architects. * Bookmunch *Eaude’s “Ode” to Gaudí is a wonderful introduction to the architect as genius and Catalan myth, while also celebrating Gaudí’s extraordinary capacity to blend a medieval mindset with his position at the cutting edge of the avant-garde. * Gijs van Hensbergen, author of Gaudí and Guernica *This new intellectual biography explains the complex synergy between the life and work of Gaudí at a crossroads of history: from the awakening of the Catalan bourgeoisie to the shipwreck of his legacy in Barcelona today. * Carolina García-Estévez, Serra Húnter Professor of History of Architecture, UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia), Barcelona *

Michael Eaude is a writer who has lived in Barcelona and Valencia for more than thirty years. He is the author of several books on Spanish and Catalan culture, including A People’s History of Catalonia (2022).