The City of Marvels
A picaresque novel that overlaps the growth of Barcelona with one man’s rise. The shape of urban expansion and desire is rendered in a lively, satirical style.
Work Information
It tells the transformation of a city as a story of ambition.
Set against Barcelona from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, the novel views urban history through a figure who climbs toward wealth and power. Both the Spanish original and an English translation are confirmed.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Published
- 1988-10-01
- Pages
- 418 pages
- Language
- スペイン語, 英語
- Size
- 22.1 x 15.49 x 3.56 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780151180400
- ISBN-10
- 0151180407
- Price
- 26315 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Contemporary
In 1886 Onofre Bouvila arrives in Barcelona to begin his career as anarchist, salesman, burglar, filmmaker, and commercial-political deal maker, a career that parallels Barcelona's growth into a World's Fair city
Reviews
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Nice enough, though not a brilliant translation.
I bought and read 'The City of Marvels' in both English and its original Spanish language. The story itself is a nice read, though I recommend that you read the original Spanish version rather than an English translation if you can.
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Good
All as advertised.
Related Literary Awards
- Franz Kafka Prize Edition 15 (2015) ・Winner