{"product_id":"la-catedral-del-mar-the-cathedral-of-the-sea-9788499088044","title":"La Catedral del Mar \/ La Catedral del Mar","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a Netflix Series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew edition of the great publishing phenomenon: \u003ci\u003eCathedral of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, by Ildefonso Falcones, with a prologue by the author.\u003cp\u003eA cathedral built by the people and for the people in medieval Barcelona is the setting for a thrilling story of intrigue, violence, and passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14th century. The city of Barcelona is at its most prosperous; it has grown towards La Ribera, the humble fishermen's quarter, whose inhabitants decide to build, with the money of some and the effort of others, the largest Marian temple ever known: Santa María del Mar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA construction that runs parallel to the eventful story of Arnau, a serf who flees the abuses of his feudal lord and takes refuge in Barcelona, where he becomes a citizen and, with it, a free man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Arnau works as a stable boy, stevedore, soldier, and money changer. An exhausting life, always under the protection of the Cathedral of the Sea, which would take him from the misery of a fugitive to nobility and wealth. But with this privileged position also comes the envy of his peers, who concoct a sordid plot that puts his life in the hands of the Inquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCathedral of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a plot in which loyalty and revenge, betrayal and love, war and plague intertwine, in a world marked by religious intolerance, material ambition, and social segregation. All of this makes this work not only an absorbing novel but also the most fascinating and ambitious recreation of the lights and shadows of the feudal era.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow a Netflix Series.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable fresco of a golden age in fourteenth-century Barcelona, \u003ci\u003eCathedral of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Arnau Estanyol arrives in Barcelona to find a city dominated by the construction of the city's great pride--the cathedral of Santa Maria del Mar--and by its shame, the deadly Inquisition. As a young man, Arnau joins the powerful guild of stoneworkers and helps to build the church with his own hands, while his best friend and adopted brother Joanet studies to become a priest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With time, Arnau prospers and falls secretly in love with a forbidden woman. But when he is betrayed and hauled before the Inquisitor, he finds himself face-to-face with Joanet. Will he lose his life just as his beloved Cathedral of the Sea is finally completed, or will his brother save him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16593801\"\u003eIldefonso Falcones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Debolsillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.80w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788499088044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 849908804X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC026000\"\u003eReligious | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIldefonso Falcones\u003c\/b\u003e, married and father of four children, is a lawyer and writer. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eLa catedral del mar\u003c\/i\u003e (Grijalbo, 2006), set in medieval Barcelona, became an unprecedented global publishing phenomenon, recognized by both readers and critics and published in over forty countries. It also received several awards, including the Euskadi de Plata 2006 for the best novel in Spanish, the Qué Leer award for the best Spanish book of 2006, the José Manuel Lara Foundation award for the best-selling novel in 2006, the prestigious Italian Giovanni Boccaccio 2007 award for best foreign author, the international Città dello Stretto 2008 award, and the Fulbert de Chartres 2009 award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis subsequent works were \u003ci\u003eLa mano de Fátima\u003c\/i\u003e (Grijalbo, 2009), which narrates the expulsion of the Moriscos from the Peninsula and was awarded the Rome 2010 prize, and \u003ci\u003eLa reina descalza\u003c\/i\u003e (Grijalbo, 2013), which tells the story of two women fighting for the freedom and dignity of the most oppressed in 18th-century Spain, earning the Pencho Cros 2013 award. He was also awarded the Giardini 2014 prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over nine million copies of his works sold worldwide, Ildefonso Falcones has established himself as one of the most widely read Spanish writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his latest novel, \u003ci\u003eLos herederos de la tierra\u003c\/i\u003e (Grijalbo, 2016), the author returns to the atmosphere of his most emblematic work, \u003ci\u003eLa catedral del mar\u003c\/i\u003e, to offer us the novel most anticipated by many of his readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debolsillo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999061205167,"sku":"9788499088044","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_69e58676-a68d-4925-9353-21f90e06edc8.jpg?v=1761239357","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/la-catedral-del-mar-the-cathedral-of-the-sea-9788499088044","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}