On the way to Barcelona for a city trip? Here are good ideas of fiction books that will take you into the atmosphere of one of the best cities in Europe to visit.
As soon as I will be done with Aro Sainz de la Maza's book " Le bourreau de Gaudi " (french version - 2014), I will go for Manuel Vázquez Montalbán " The Angst-ridden Executive " (written in 1977)
That book features about twenty novels which capture the reality of Barcelona life and society in the seventies.
"He had a beer on Plaza Real, and pined after the long lost tapas that used to be the speciality of the most crowded bar in the neighbourhood – squid in a spicy black pepper and nutmeg sauce … Carvalho knew these people and their ways. They made him feel alive."
More ideas :
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jun/08/top-10-books-barcelona-burgess
