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“Creíble y fascinante... tan maravillosamente estructurada que las últimas sesenta páginas se detonan como un cordel de fuegos artificiales”.
–The Washington Post
En el siglo XIV, la ciudad de Barcelona se encuentra en su momento de mayor prosperidad. Ha crecido hacia la Ribera, el humilde barrio de los pescadores, cuyos habitantes deciden construir, con el dinero de unos y el esfuerzo de otros, el mayor templo mariano jamás conocido: Santa María del Mar. Una construcción que es paralela a la azarosa historia de Arnau, un siervo de la tierra que huye de los abusos de su señor feudal y se refugia en Barcelona, donde se convierte en ciudadano y, con ello, en hombre libre.
El joven Arnau trabaja como palafrenero, estibador, soldado y cambista. Una vida extenuante, siempre al amparo de la Catedral del Mar, que le iba a llevar de la miseria del fugitivo a la nobleza y la riqueza. Pero con esta posición privilegiada también le llega la envidia de sus pares, que urden una sórdida conjura que pone su vida en manos de la Inquisición...
La catedral del mar es una trama en la que se entrecruzan lealtad y venganza, traición y amor, guerra y peste, en un mundo marcado por la intolerancia religiosa, la ambición material y la segregación social. Todo ello convierte a esta obra no sólo en una novela absorbente, sino también en la más fascinante y ambiciosa recreación de las luces y sombras de la época feudal.
–The Washington Post
En el siglo XIV, la ciudad de Barcelona se encuentra en su momento de mayor prosperidad. Ha crecido hacia la Ribera, el humilde barrio de los pescadores, cuyos habitantes deciden construir, con el dinero de unos y el esfuerzo de otros, el mayor templo mariano jamás conocido: Santa María del Mar. Una construcción que es paralela a la azarosa historia de Arnau, un siervo de la tierra que huye de los abusos de su señor feudal y se refugia en Barcelona, donde se convierte en ciudadano y, con ello, en hombre libre.
El joven Arnau trabaja como palafrenero, estibador, soldado y cambista. Una vida extenuante, siempre al amparo de la Catedral del Mar, que le iba a llevar de la miseria del fugitivo a la nobleza y la riqueza. Pero con esta posición privilegiada también le llega la envidia de sus pares, que urden una sórdida conjura que pone su vida en manos de la Inquisición...
La catedral del mar es una trama en la que se entrecruzan lealtad y venganza, traición y amor, guerra y peste, en un mundo marcado por la intolerancia religiosa, la ambición material y la segregación social. Todo ello convierte a esta obra no sólo en una novela absorbente, sino también en la más fascinante y ambiciosa recreación de las luces y sombras de la época feudal.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I've just read this in Spanish and can't wait for it to be released in English so that everyone I know can read this truly sublime book. Falcones takes the reader deep into the heart of the dark ages to follow the story of a father and son who capture your imagination and draw you into their world in which you too want them to succeed. The writing is beautiful, the descriptions of Barcelona and Catalunya captivating, although the characters are set during this poverty stricken, violent, disease ridden era there is a tremendous sense of hope and joy.
Make sure you pre order this book now....you will re-read it many times. It's a bookshelf treasure.
Make sure you pre order this book now....you will re-read it many times. It's a bookshelf treasure.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I have just been lent the Cathedral of the Sea (La catedral del mar) by Ildefonso Falcones, and I haven't been able to put it down since. Magnificent, intoxicating - although simple in style the story is simply captivating. From the very first chapter you are brutally introduced to the ways of medieval Barcelona and Catalunya. You follow a tale of father and son as they struggle from slavery through diseases, war and noblemen conspiracies never loosing hope. Fate, love, money and Inquisition fight each other for power, while in the background the Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral is slowly built by the 'people' of Barcelona.
This book is a keeper.
This book is a keeper.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this novel in 2005 in Valencia where I was on holiday - it had just been published. However, the copy I acquired had several pages missing and so I was, at the time, unable to finish it. Recently, upon complaining, the publishers sent me a complete new copy free of charge.
I found the story to be fascinating - the accounts of the feudal times in Barcelona, particularly, and Cataluña, generally, are very imaginatively done and are breathtaking.
The stages of the construction of the Cathedral and the part it plays in Arnau's life are very well described.
Also, the intervention of the Inquisition in the latter part of the story shows what an insidious organization it was.
A very good read but I don't think that Falconés should give up his day job!
I found the story to be fascinating - the accounts of the feudal times in Barcelona, particularly, and Cataluña, generally, are very imaginatively done and are breathtaking.
The stages of the construction of the Cathedral and the part it plays in Arnau's life are very well described.
Also, the intervention of the Inquisition in the latter part of the story shows what an insidious organization it was.
A very good read but I don't think that Falconés should give up his day job!
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