by Vicenç Villatoro i Lamolla · CRUÏLLA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466114455
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«La Torre» is the children's novel by Vicenç Villatoro i Lamolla, published by Cruïlla in paperback (144 pages, in Catalan).
Valentine, daughter of the engineer who built the Eiffel Tower and responsible for the framework of the Statue of Liberty, narrates the tribulations of the Parisian monument from its conception until its dismantling is prevented. The story blends intrigue and historical atmosphere with the hopes and failures of an era.
From the El Barco de Vapor Roja collection, no. 137. Won the Premi El Vaixell de Vapor 2006. Illustrated by Josep Maria Rius «Joma». Reading age: from 11 years.
For young readers: a story with a historical backdrop about how the Eiffel Tower nearly disappeared and became a symbol of Paris.
