Cathedral of the Sea
Author(s): Ildefonso Falcones
This is a masterful eipc of love, war, treason, plague, famine, witchcraft, anti-Semitism and the Inquisition. 14th-century Spain, the medieval city of Barcelona is enjoying a golden age of prosperity. Its humblest inhabitants are building, stone by stone, a magnificent church to overlook their harbour. This is the Cathedral of the Sea: a church to be built for the people by the people. In its shadow, Arnau, a young serf on the run from his feudal lord, struggles to earn his freedom. After famine, plague and thwarted love, Arnau's fortunes begin to turn when King Pedro makes him a baron as a reward for his courage in battle. But he is also forced to marry Eleonor, a ward of the King whom he does not love. His newfound status excites jealousy from his friends who plot his downfall with devastating consequences. Arnau's journey from slave to nobleman is the story of a struggle between good and evil that will turn Church against State and brother against brother...
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A spell-binding drama set against the sprawling canvas of the medieval age - a bestselling historical masterpiece
Ildefonso Falcones is married with four children and lives in Barcelona where he works as a lawyer. Cathedral of the Sea is intended as a homage to a people who built one of the most beautiful churches on earth in only fifty-four years. First published in Spain where it has become a publishing phenomenon, translation rights have been sold in thirty-six countries. It has won many prizes, including the Euskadi de Plata 2006 for the best novel in Spanish, the Que Leer 2007 Prize for the best book, and the prestigious Italian Giovanni Boccaccio 2007 award for best foreign author.
General Fields
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- : Transworld Publishers Limited
- : Transworld Publishers Limited
- : 0.49
- : 01 March 2009
- : 198mm X 128mm X 42mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 March 2009
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ildefonso Falcones
- : Paperback
- : en
- : 863.7
- : 752
