Through 200 pages and over 250 full color photographs, this book demonstrates the lifestyle in one of the most captivating cities of the world, Barcelona. It does this by taking an interesting route that aside from covering some of the most important works of the Modernist era and contemporary art, also examines the urban remodeling instigated by the celebration of the 1992 Olympic games, event which has converted the city into the ideal place to live. This magnificent volume is packed with history, light, color, sea, mountains, people, art, architecture, gastronomy, and liesure, not only making it an excellent guide for the traveller, but also an essential reference book or those who abide in this enchanting city.

Esta seleccion de relatos resulta imprescindible para profundizar en la faceta menos conocida de Mario Benedetti, como prosista esencial en el panorama literario contemporaneo. Una cuidada seleccion de relatos que destilan la palpable ternura у el habitual lirismo del autor uruguayo. Sumerjase en un mundo apasionante donde la cotidianeidad se nos presenta colmada de profundos sentimientos у reflexiones. Quedara fascinado desde las primeras lineas.

«Recuerdos de la infancia, ponerse en el lugar del «otro», una fotografia antigua de angustiosa actualidad, у el amor como eje conductor de sus cuentos у relatos, esto es lo que nos presenta Antonio Munoz Molina con su escritura vigorosa, reflexiva e innovadora. La poseida ofrece una seleccion de los articulos у relatos del autor que mejor plasman su capacidad para despertar nuestros sentidos ante la feroz rutina que amenaza con adormecerlos.»

The city of Barcelona is considered the essence of Modernism, and certainly it is where the movement left the greatest number of its architectural jewels, many of them widely known. There are, however, pertaining to this historical period other less well-known works that are authentic gems, highly evocative and attractive. This book proposes a discovery of this other Modernist treasure — works that shine with a light of their own, encrusted in the estimable legacy of this artistic movement. Gaudi and Modernism in Barcelona is the third volume in a collection dealing with this artistic current that spread throughout Europe in the late 19'th and early 20'th centuries, leaving its indelible mark on all areas of aesthetic manifestation. As with the previous volumes, this work is an indispensable tool for visitors with the curiosity and desire to discover more about this movement that brought a new way of understanding architecture and the arts in general. Over 150 colour photographs produced for this book and maps that pinpoint the locations lead readers out of the centre of Barcelona, guiding them through other areas of the city to seek out buildings that form an inherent part of the legacy of Modernist architecture. Moreover, the book includes two special sections dedicated to stained glass and furnishings. These two chapters are a tribute to the excellence of the artists and craftsmen who complement the great names of Modernist architecture, and who with their work contributed to the diffusion and great splendour of a unique movement in the history of architecture and art.

5 sorprendentes relatos donde se despliegan universos míticos, mágicos y casi oníricos. El autor nos traslada a escenarios en los que se desarrollan historias cautivadoras y atemporales, llenas de fantasía y lucidez.

Having established that Modernism was a phenomena born out of economic splendor and the burgeoisie's need to declare their status it must not be forgotten that there was also a political aspect. The emergence of a new industrial and financial class coincided with the consolidation of the Catalan nationalist movement against to the Spanish State. The attempts of progressive Catalan politician to form a stable government led to popular uprisings, and not until the fall of the First Republic in 1874 and the restoration of the Spanish monarchy was there sufficient political stability and social calm for the Catalan bourgeoisie to feel confident enough to join the Catalan nationalist movement. Linked to a solid political project, Modernism also became an expression of the Catalan national identity. In this historical context, about eighty architects rose to prominence working on the center of a city asphyxiated by the old walls which had just come down.