Name: Barcelona
ISBN: 9780679743835

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

City with Seny

A sharp, historically minded guide makes Barcelona’s monuments and contradictions rewarding company.

Come here for

Kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries in a city’s turbulent history
Landmarks spanning Gaudí’s surreal cathedral to a glass-walled urinal

Expect

Informed, opinionated commentary with a dry sense of humor
A portrait shaped by proportion and Catalan common sense

Book Details

Authors: Robert Hughes
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: March 9, 1993
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Spain & Portugal Travel · Iberian Lit Crit
Reading lane: Spain & Portugal Travel

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Publisher Categories

Spanish & Portuguese History
Spain & Portugal Travel
Museums & Cultural Tours

About This Book

A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore . In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work...

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A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of The Fatal Shore . In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and seny —the Catalan word for triumphant common sense.