About the Book: Homage to Barcelona
Colm Tóibíns Homage to Barcelona celebrates one of Europes greatest cities a
cosmopolitan hub of vibrant architecture, art, culture and nightlife. It moves
from the story of the citys 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
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