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Eduardo Mendoza's classic novel about the birth of Barcelona as a world city, embodied in the rise of the ambitious and unscrupulous Onofre Bouvila "Though historical in subject matter, this story of Catalonian enterprise and Barcelonan ambition is thoroughly contemporary in spirit" Jonathan Franzen Stung by the realisation that his father is a fraud and a failure, Onofre Bouvila leaves a life of rural poverty to seek his fortune in Barcelona. The year is 1888, and the Catalan capital is about to emerge from provincial obscurity to take its place amongst the great cities of the world, thanks to the upcoming Universal Exhibition. Thanks to a tip-off from his landlord's daughter, Onofre gets his big break distributing anarchist leaflets to workers preparing for the World Fair. From these humble beginnings, he branches out as a hair-tonic salesman, a burglar, a filmmaker, an arms smuggler and a political dealmaker, in a multifaceted career that brings him wealth and influence beyond his wildest dreams. But, just as Barcelona's rise makes it a haven for gangsters, crooks and spivs, vice begins to fester in Onofre's heart. And the climax to his remarkable story will come just as a second World Fair in 1929 marks the city's apotheosis. Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor… (mais)
La ciutat de Barcelona des dels preparatius de l'Exposició Universal del 1888 i la inauguració de la del 1929. Veiem aquest important període de la història de Barcelona de la mà d'Onofre Bouvila, un xicotet que deixa el seu poble per fugir de la misèria i se'n va a Barcelona que està acabant les obres per poder inaugurar l'exposició de 1888, el Parc de la Ciutadella és un formiguer d'obrers treballant deseperadament per poder complir els terminis i l'alcalde Rius i Taulet fa mans i mànigues per aconseguir-ho. La societat de l'època és dura, les classes socials estàn desbetllant-se i els anarquistes extenen la seva ideologia, aquest és le començament de la narració. Amb empenta i sense massa escrúpols l'Onofre Bouvila escala en la societat fins a convertir-se en un prohom de la ciutat, ric a més no pogué però rebutjat per la burgesia establerta de fa temps. El relat és sumament interessant i es llegeix amb avidesa, no és extrany la fama de la novel.la d'Eduardo Mendoza. ( )
En 1887, Onofre Bouvila, un joven campesino arruinado, llega a la gran ciudad que todavía no lo es, Barcelona, y encuentra su primer trabajo como repartidor de panfletos anarquistas entre los obreros que trabajan en la Exposición Universal del año siguiente.
Eduardo Mendoza's classic novel about the birth of Barcelona as a world city, embodied in the rise of the ambitious and unscrupulous Onofre Bouvila "Though historical in subject matter, this story of Catalonian enterprise and Barcelonan ambition is thoroughly contemporary in spirit" Jonathan Franzen Stung by the realisation that his father is a fraud and a failure, Onofre Bouvila leaves a life of rural poverty to seek his fortune in Barcelona. The year is 1888, and the Catalan capital is about to emerge from provincial obscurity to take its place amongst the great cities of the world, thanks to the upcoming Universal Exhibition. Thanks to a tip-off from his landlord's daughter, Onofre gets his big break distributing anarchist leaflets to workers preparing for the World Fair. From these humble beginnings, he branches out as a hair-tonic salesman, a burglar, a filmmaker, an arms smuggler and a political dealmaker, in a multifaceted career that brings him wealth and influence beyond his wildest dreams. But, just as Barcelona's rise makes it a haven for gangsters, crooks and spivs, vice begins to fester in Onofre's heart. And the climax to his remarkable story will come just as a second World Fair in 1929 marks the city's apotheosis. Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor
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El relat és sumament interessant i es llegeix amb avidesa, no és extrany la fama de la novel.la d'Eduardo Mendoza. (