by Joan Baptista Xuriguera · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788473062428
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«Les hores heroiques» is the historical novel by Joan Baptista Xuriguera, published by Pòrtic in paperback (306 pages, in Catalan).
The novel follows the character Joan Ventura between February 12 and July 18, 1936, in the months before the outbreak of the Civil War. Set in Catalonia, the work combines the protagonist's personal journey with a portrait of the society of the time and the tensions leading to the conflict.
The novel is the fifth volume in the series «La Vida d'en Joan Ventura» and belongs to the «Col·lecció Llibre de butxaca» collection from Pòrtic; it was published in Barcelona in 1985.
A book aimed at readers interested in the history of Catalonia and twentieth-century Catalan narrative.
Joan Baptista Xuriguera i Parramona was a Catalan writer, translator and linguist.
