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Barcelona Tales, Paperback by Constantine, Helen (EDT); Bush, Peter (TRN), Br...
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- ISBN
- 9780198798378
- Book Title
- Barcelona Tales
- Book Series
- City Tales Ser.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Short Stories (Single Author), General
- Item Weight
- 10.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198798377
ISBN-13
9780198798378
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11038252974
Product Key Features
Book Title
Barcelona Tales
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
City Tales Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-965640
Reviews
A fascinating and varied collection, which captures the diversity and atmosphere of the city. -- Karen Langley, Shiny New BooksOne can always think of some omissions when reading an anthology ... There can be little complaint, though, about these fourteen tales, set in different areas of Barcelona ... They reveal how this industrial port city has been and is a magnet for migrants. They show the class divisions between areas. They trace, too, the development of modern Catalan literature in both Catalan and Spanish. -- Michael Eaude, Catalonia TodayPeter Bush, the translator, does an excellent job translating both from Spanish and Catalan into English. He very well replicates the style and flow of the original author ... Helen Constantine and Peter Bush have produced a quite excellent, if slightly quirky, book. A great read for anyone heading to the Catalan capital. -- TripFiction, A fascinating and varied collection, which captures the diversity and atmosphere of the city. -- Karen Langley, Shiny New Books One can always think of some omissions when reading an anthology ... There can be little complaint, though, about these fourteen tales, set in different areas of Barcelona ... They reveal how this industrial port city has been and is a magnet for migrants. They show the class divisions between areas. They trace, too, the development of modern Catalan literature in both Catalan and Spanish. -- Michael Eaude, Catalonia Today Peter Bush, the translator, does an excellent job translating both from Spanish and Catalan into English. He very well replicates the style and flow of the original author ... Helen Constantine and Peter Bush have produced a quite excellent, if slightly quirky, book. A great read for anyone heading to the Catalan capital. -- TripFiction
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
863/.0108
Table Of Content
General Introduction, Helen ConstantineIntroduction, Peter Bush 1. What happened to Don Quixote when he went to Barcelona?, Miguel de Cervantes2. Transplanted, Narcis Oller3. A Brief, Heart-warming Story of a Madame Bovary Born and Bred in Gràcia, Following our Best Principles and Traditions, Montserrat Roig4. Ramon from Montjuic, Josep Pla5. Blitz on Barcelona, C.A. Jordana6. A Detective Story, Juan Marsé7. Three Steps, Miquel Molina8. Dead Time, Teresa Solana9. The Shoe-shine and La Locomotora, Alfredo Bryce Echenique10. Neighbours, Jordi Nopca11. Which Country Do You Want?, Empar Moliner12. The Sound of Keys, Najat El Hachmi13. The Boy who was Sure to Die, Quim Monzo14. Julio, the Parrot and the Taxi Driver, Jorge Carrion Notes on the AuthorsFurther Reading and ViewingPublisher's AcknowledgementsMap
Synopsis
Barcelona Tales presents a selection of newly translated short stories by 14 writers, many of them Catalan. The stories open up Barcelona in ironic, tragic, and lyrical ways, inviting readers to explore fictional lives and literary styles that reflect the dynamic, conflict-ridden character and history of this great European city., Barcelona is one of the most visited cities in Europe, a multilingual capital of an autonomous region that longs to be independent of Spain. The city is famous for its painters, modernist architecture, style of football, and its history, but as Peter Bush reveals it has always been a major centre of literary talent and creativity. Barcelona Tales presents a selection of newly translated short stories by 14 writers, many of them Catalan. The stories explore the themes of migration and class conflict in a city renowned in world literature from the day rural innocents Don Quixote and Sancho Panza visited its streets at the beginning of the seventeenth-century, and witnessed the wonders of the printing press and the cruelties of slavery. Together, they open up the city in ironic, tragic, and lyrical ways, inviting readers to explore fictional lives and literary styles that reflect the dynamic, conflict-ridden character and history of this great European city., Barcelona is one of the most ancient cities in Europe and now one of the world's most visited. The city is famous for its painters, spectacular modernist buildings, its style of football, and its history, but, as Peter Bush reveals in Barcelona Tales, the city has also nurtured outstanding literary talent expressed in Catalan or Spanish. Fourteen newly translated stories tell of the city's history, development, and diversity: from the astronished gaze of rural innocents Do Quixote and Sancho Panza visiting the city in the seventeenth century, through the demise of empire and darkness of civil war, to the transformations experienced after the Franco dictatorship and the euphoria of the 1992 Olympic Games. Together, they open up the city in ironic, tragic, and lyrical ways, inviting readers to explore fictional lives and literary styles that reflect the dynamic character and history of this great European city. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
PR1309.S5
Copyright Date
2019
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