Description
The book that inspired the acclaimed NETFLIX show that was premiered on April 2022! The long-awaited sequel to the great phenomenon that was La catedral del mar / Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones. Ten years ago, millions of readers were captivated by Arnau Estanyol, who helped build the Santa Maria del Mar church. Now, the story continues with this impressive recreation of medieval Barcelona, a splendid and exciting novel about loyalty, revenge, love, and unfulfilled dreams. Barcelona, 1387. Hugo Llor, a twelve-year-old son of a deceased sailor, works in the shipyards thanks to the generosity of one of the most esteemed men in the city: Arnau Estanyol. The Puig family, who is his mentor's archenemy, takes advantage of its standing with the new king to execute a revenge that they had been planning for years. From that moment on, Hugo's life fluctuates between being loyal to his friend who is Arnau's only son, and the need to survive in a city that is unfair with the poor. Forced to leave the town of La Ribera, he meets Dolça, his new Jewish boss' niece, and who will become his first love; it will be a relationship forbidden by culture and religion. Ten years after La catedral del mar / Cathedral of the Sea, Ildefonso Falcones returns to the world he knows so well, medieval Barcelona. He once again recreates to perfection that effervescent feudal society, prisoner of a verbose and corrupt nobility.
Author: Ildefonso Falcones
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 896
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 7.59h x 5.05w x 1.53d
ISBN13: 9788466350587
ISBN10: 8466350586
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
About the Author
Ildefonso Falcones, casado y padre de cuatro hijos, es abogado y escritor. Su primera novela, La catedral del mar (Grijalbo, 2006), ambientada en la Barcelona medieval, se convirtió en un fenómeno editorial mundial sin precedentes, reconocida tanto por los lectores como por la crítica y publicada en más de cuarenta países. Asimismo, fue merecedora de varios premios, entre ellos el Euskadi de Plata 2006 a la mejor novela en lengua castellana, el Qué Leer al mejor libro en español del año 2006, el premio Fundación José Manuel Lara a la novela más vendida en 2006, el prestigioso galardón italiano Giovanni Boccaccio 2007 al mejor autor extranjero, el premio internacional Città dello Stretto 2008 y el Fulbert de Chartres 2009. Sus siguientes obras fueron La mano de Fátima (Grijalbo, 2009), que narra la expulsión de los moriscos de la Península y que fue galardonada con el premio Roma 2010, y La reina descalza(Grijalbo, 2013), que recoge la historia de dos mujeres que luchan por la libertad y la dignidad de los más oprimidos en la España del siglo XVIII, merecedora del premio Pencho Cros 2013. También le ha sido otorgado el premio Giardini 2014.