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Homage to Barcelona
Gay Lives from Wilde to Almodóvar
Series: Picador Collection
Brief Description
Homage to Barcelona by Colm Tóibín 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,...
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Homage to Barcelona
Written with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a great Mediterranean city.
Written with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a great Mediterranean city. New into the Picador Collection.
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Description
Homage to Barcelona by Colm Tóibín 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 Franco years, and the transition from dictatorship to democracy, which Colm Tóibín 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.
Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
Series: Picador Collection
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035054879
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 March 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 168g
Pages: 240
About the Author
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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