{"product_id":"homage-to-barcelona-9781035054879","title":"Homage to Barcelona","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten with deep knowledge and affection, \u003ci\u003eHomage to Barcelona\u003c\/i\u003e is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a great Mediterranean city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with deep knowledge and affection, Homage to Barcelona is a sensuous and beguiling portrait of a unique Mediterranean port and an adopted home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781035054879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x13(L)x1.6(W)168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 168\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColm T√≥ib√≠n 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. T√≥ib√≠n was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eT√≥ib√≠n has the narrative poise of Brian Moore and the patient eye for domestic detail of John McGahern, but he is very much his own man. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eHaving lived in Barcelona off and on since the 70s, Toibin knows all the fascinations of its sensuous Mediterranean history and lifestyle and ‚Äúthe most precious jewels in the city‚Äôs treasury of bars‚Äù . . . T√≥ib√≠n is the perfect guide. * Chicago Tribune *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colm Tóibín","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48745888710873,"sku":"9781035054879","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81LUQvMJEtL._SL1500_99d24ba6-0b27-4984-9c20-be641f08b2d9.jpg?v=1779869393","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/homage-to-barcelona-9781035054879","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}