by Ildefonso Falcones · Doubleday · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780385611862
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«Cathedral of the Sea» is the historical novel by Ildefonso Falcones, published by Doubleday in paperback (634 pages, in English).
In fourteenth-century Barcelona, the construction of Santa María del Mar frames the story of Arnau, a serf who flees his feudal lord and fights to win his freedom. Arnau's rise to nobility awakens envies that bring him before the Inquisition. Friendship, love, betrayal and revenge intertwine in this recreation of the feudal world.
First installment of the series «La catedral del mar». This English edition is translated from Spanish by Nick Caistor. The work won the Premio Euskadi de Plata and the Premio Fundación José Manuel Lara.
For readers of historical fiction and medieval fiction seeking an epic tale with intrigues and social ascent.
