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Barcelona

by Robert Hughes
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Barcelona
Barcelona

Intimate lens on Barcelona's vibrant heart and history.

If you're mesmerized by the idea of wandering through the streets of Barcelona, absorbing its rich history and unique culture, this book will be your perfect companion. Robert Hughes' passionate and well-informed narrative will make you feel like a local expert, deciphering the city's architecture and delving deep into the essence of its 'seny'. It's a cultural journey that transcends a typical travel guide, offering a profound look into what makes Barcelona so distinctively un-Spanish.

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Barcelona

by Robert Hughes
RM40.59 MYR
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ISBN: 9780679743835
Authors: Robert Hughes
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 1993-03-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Art, History
Related Topics: History, Art History, Architecture, European History
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 1547 readers)

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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 proportion, humor, and seny —the Catalan word for triumphant common sense.
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Intimate lens on Barcelona's vibrant heart and history.

If you're mesmerized by the idea of wandering through the streets of Barcelona, absorbing its rich history and unique culture, this book will be your perfect companion. Robert Hughes' passionate and well-informed narrative will make you feel like a local expert, deciphering the city's architecture and delving deep into the essence of its 'seny'. It's a cultural journey that transcends a typical travel guide, offering a profound look into what makes Barcelona so distinctively un-Spanish.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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