I purchased "The Cathedral of the Sea" intrigued by the commercial success enjoyed. I waited for the 'output' s paperback (large Tea), and at that point, dropping my 13 €, I've brought it home.
The Cathedral is a story, indeed a true historical novel, which tells in 640 pages of family adventures Estanyol, originally sharecroppers and serfs of the Catalonian countryside.
The story begins on the day of the marriage of young Bernat and ending with the maturity of his son Arnau.
In half, 64-year history of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bfull of historical references and accurate reconstructions of places and customs of Catalonia of the fourteenth century.
In romanzone there is a little bit of everything, the rise, fall and redemption of a family. And wars, famine, religious persecution and pestilence. Loves, rapes and inquisition. All at 'shade of the yard of the Church Sea, the church of the people in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bin its construction during those years.
's ability Ildefonso Falcones is surely to make a script that manages to contain its lightness with this wealth of topics. The narrative is fluent and can be read with pleasure, indeed, the end pages slipping fast. A pleasant reading.
And then, is a mine of information about life during the fourteenth century and in particular on that of Barcelona, \u200b\u200ba city I have visited many times but whose story I knew very little.
The many characters in the novel are a diverse and comprehensive gallery of the figures of the time (whose character, however, are also transported to the present day), without thickness or shine with originality.
conclusion, a very interesting book that is read and pleasantly.
missing in my opinion, the spark of absolute genius, but it's a job well done. Without disturbing
Manzoni (there is also a pest here!), Who had read the Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet, will find many similarities.
For those who had not read, honestly, I would recommend you start than that!
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