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Barcelona Dreaming

ID 409857
Slug barcelona-dreaming
Contributors
Author : Rupert Thomson
Annotation
Description Set on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, Barcelona Dreaming is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place, and also by the moving, unexpected interactions of a rich cast of characters. The stories are narrated, in turn, by an English woman who runs a gift shop, an alcoholic jazz pianist, and a translator tormented by unrequited love, all of whose lives will be changed forever. Underpinning the novel, and casting a long shadow, is a crime committed against a young Moroccan immigrant. Exploring themes of addiction, racism, celebrity, immigration, and self-delusion, and fuelled by a longing for the unattainable and a nostalgia for what is about to be lost, Barcelona Dreaming is a love letter to one of the world's most beautiful cities and a powerful and poignant fable for our uncertain times.
Genres
Subjects
301 Literaire roman, novelle NUR
NSTC
Publisher Little Brown UK
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 215
Duration
Publication date first 2021-06-08
Publication date latest 2021-06-08
Cover URL
Editions
  • ISBN: 9781472153548 (BB)

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