{"product_id":"la-catedral-del-mar-1","title":"The Cathedral of the Sea (Special Paperback Edition)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eOur review\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no reader who has read \"Cathedral of the Sea\" and not fallen in love with it. It is one of those books that marks \u003cstrong\u003ea before and after in historical fiction in our country\u003c\/strong\u003e, and having it in this \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"135\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003especial paperback edition\u003c\/b\u003e is a true luxury. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIldefonso Falcones gives us \u003cstrong\u003ean immersive journey into 14th-century Barcelona.\u003c\/strong\u003e Through the eyes of Arnau Estanyol, we experience first-hand the contrasts of the era: extreme poverty, the opulence of the nobility, injustices, love, and the brutality of the Inquisition. The heart of the plot is \u003cstrong\u003ethe construction of the church of Santa María del Mar,\u003c\/strong\u003e built by the people themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eAn absorbing read, full of twists and emotions, perfect whether it's your first time encountering it or if you want to reread or gift a contemporary classic. His literary agent told us that when he first read it, he thought it would be \u003cstrong\u003ethe Spanish Ken Follett,\u003c\/strong\u003e and he was right. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWhat we like is that it's \u003cstrong\u003ea very comfortable format to read anywhere\u003c\/strong\u003e, but with superior quality to a normal paperback edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBook details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e14th century. The city of Barcelona is at its peak of prosperity; it has expanded towards La Ribera, the humble fishermen's quarter, whose inhabitants decide to build, with the money of some and the effort of others, the largest Marian temple ever known: Santa María de la Mar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\" id=\"p-rc_584f999ed2a39ceb-22\"\u003eIn this context, young Arnau Estanyol arrives in the city, fleeing the abuses of feudal lords. In Barcelona, Arnau will work as a stable boy, stevedore, soldier, and money changer, in an exhausting life that will take him from the absolute misery of a fugitive to wealth and nobility. However, \u003cspan class=\"citation-337\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-336 citation-337\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-335 citation-336 citation-337\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-334 citation-335 citation-336 citation-337 citation-end-337\"\u003ewith this new privileged status will also come the envy of his peers and the constant threat of the Inquisition, weaving a web of intrigues, betrayals, and passions that will captivate you from the first page.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-334 citation-335 citation-336 citation-end-336\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-334 citation-335 citation-end-335\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-334 citation-end-334\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-333\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-332 citation-333\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-331 citation-332 citation-333\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003eAbout the author\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-end-332\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-end-331\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-end-330\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\" id=\"p-rc_584f999ed2a39ceb-23\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-327\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-327\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-327\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-327 citation-329\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-327 citation-328 citation-329 citation-end-329\"\u003eIlde\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-327 citation-328 citation-end-328\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-327\"\u003efonso Falcones de Sierra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-327 citation-end-327\"\u003e (Barcelona, 1959) is \u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-326 citation-end-326\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ea Spanish lawyer and writer. He studied at the Jesuit school of San Ignacio and later graduated in Law, a profession he combines with his great passion for literature, running his own law firm in his hometown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eHe published his first novel, \"Cathedral of the Sea,\" in 2006. The work became an unprecedented global publishing success, establishing itself as the most read novel in Spain in 2007 and being published in more than forty countries. After this overwhelming literary debut, he has continued to achieve international success with acclaimed historical novels such as \"The Hand of Fatima\" (2009), \"The Barefoot Queen\" (2013), \"Heirs of the Earth\" (2016), and \"The Painter of Souls\" (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 670\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eDebolsillo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition: \u003c\/strong\u003e2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-330 citation-331 citation-332 citation-333 citation-end-333\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788466388177\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DEBOLSILLO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55841644446022,"sku":"Bolsillo 2\/Bal4","price":15.15,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/5590\/3302\/files\/LacatedraldelmarC.webp?v=1772104480","url":"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/en\/products\/la-catedral-del-mar-1","provider":"Librería Casa Drojan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}