by Sergio Vila-Sanjuán · Destino CAT · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497101356
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«Una hereva de Barcelona» is the historical novel by Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, published by Destino CAT in paperback (304 pages, in Catalan).
In 1920s Barcelona, lawyer and journalist Pablo Vilar encounters an assaulted cabaret singer, a hesitant anarchist leader, a repressive general, and a countess defending her independence. From Montjuïc to the Ritz, the plot reveals the contrasts of a city on the brink, in a novel inspired by real events and figures.
First novel by Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, published in 2010 and part of the L'Àncora collection from Destino.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and those who enjoy 20th-century Barcelona and its social conflicts.
Sergio Vila-Sanjuán is a Spanish journalist and novelist. After obtaining a degree in history, he received a Fulbright scholarship to go and study in the United States. He has been working in the field of cultural journalism since 1977, holding senior positions at publications such as El Correo Catalán, El Noticiero Universal and La Vanguardia. He has published several books about the world of publishing, such as Pasando página. Autores y editores en la España democrática (2003), El síndrome de Frankfurt (2007) and Código best seller (2011).
