City Of Wonders Eduardo Mendoza Maclehose Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Fiction Essays And Literary Reference

Eduardo Mendoza\ S Classic Novel About The Birth Of Barcelona As A World City Embodied In Rise Ambitious And Unscrupulous Onofre Bouvila\ Though Historical Subject Matter This Story Catalonian Enterprise Barcelonan Ambition Is Thoroughly Contemporary Spirit\ Jonathan Franzenstung By Realisation That His Father Fraud Failure Bouvila Leaves Life Rural Poverty To Seek Fortune Year 1888 Catalan Capital Emerge From Provincial Obscurity Take Its Place Amongst Great Cities Thanks Upcoming Universal Exhibition Tip-Off Landlord\ Daughter Gets Big Break Distributing Anarchist Leaflets Workers Preparing For Fair These Humble Beginnings He Branches Out Hair-Tonic Salesman Burglar Filmmaker An Arms Smuggler Political Dealmaker Multifaceted Career Brings Him Wealth Influence Beyond Wildest Dreams But Just Barcelona\ Makes It Haven Gangsters Crooks Spivs Vice Begins Fester Onofre\ Heart Climax Remarkable Will Come Second 1929 Marks City\ Apotheosis Translated Spanish Nick Caistor Σελίδες: 496 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0106 Διαστάσεις: 12 8X12 8Cm