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- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Mystery
- Era(s): 2000s
If you can get beyone the title, then this, Tusset’s debut novel, will whisk you into the life of Pablo “Baloo” Miralles, a dissolute black sheep of the finance family Miralles and Miralles. In his 30s he takes to...
- Location(s): The Pyrenees (Catalonia)
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Early 21st Century
One snowy morning, after arguing with her husband, Miquel’s mother walks out from their home high up in the Pyrenees and does not return. With his younger brother stationed far away on military service and his father cast out...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A politician discovers a portrait of his wife in a Paris exhibition that leads him to conclude that she is having an affair with the artist. He hires two inexperienced private detectives – non-identical twins – to investigate but...
- Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi), Catalonia
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 11th century
A story of love, adventure and scandal based on the real life of the eleventh-century Countess Almodis de la Marche. At a time when a noblewoman’s purpose is to produce heirs, Almodis resolves to create her own dynasty. Almodis’...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Mystery, Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): Early 20th Century
CSI meets Jack the Ripper in early 20th century Barcelona: captivating, scary and genre-breaking. In 1917, Barcelona’s infamous Raval district is alive with outlandish rumours. A monster is abducting and murdering young children. The police are either powerless to...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Short Stories
- Era(s): Across the Centuries
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,...
- Location(s): Barcelona
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
For anyone who loves Barcelona-whether you’re a first-time tourist or a lifetime local-this is the book for you. From museums and markets to bakeries and boutiques, artist Cierra Block unlocks the secrets of the city in Barcelona Block by...
- Location(s): The Pyrenees, The Pyrenees (Catalonia)
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Food and Drink
At age 60 Eugene Barter, along with her sister and brother-in-law, moved to a house in the foothills of the Pyrenees to start an auberge. This is the story of her experiences. Humorous and often self-mocking, always gentle and...
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