Books set in Spain (172)
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Cinco moscas azules by Carmen Posadas ES
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
La actitud del protagonista Molinet con la que se inicia el relato, sentado en un restaurante acreditado de Londres y en condiciones de diseccionar cuanto le rodea y cuanto recuerda, marca el signo de una novela en la que prima la voluntad de hacerle la autopsia sin anestesia a una clase más o menos rica pero sobre todo insoportable y perfectamente prescindible.
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Civilisations by Laurent Binet EN
FranceDescription:
It's world history. But not as we know it. c.1000AD: Erik the Red's daughter heads south from Greenland 1492: Columbus does not discover America 1531: the Incas invade Europe Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them. Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even when captured, his faith in his mission is unshaken. Thirty years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in a Europe ready for revolution. Fortunately, he has a recent guidebook to acquir... continue
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Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte EN
SpainDescription:
A rare book investigator gets caught in a deadly plot among Europe’s elite literati in this acclaimed thriller—“a cross between Umberto Eco and Anne Rice” (New York Daily News). Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found dead, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. Corso is soon drawn into a swirling conspiracy involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling d... continue
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Colonel Lágrimas by Carlos Fonseca Suárez EN
Country: North America / 
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Description:
“Beware, reader, in these pages you will experience vertigo, anxiety and joy. You will become a ghostly presence in a Borgesian world, a camera obscura, where mathematics is a secret weapon, and memory the object of an archaeological pursuit. Loosely inspired by the eventful life of the French mathematician Alexander Grothendieck, Fonseca has created a gorgeous opera prima.” —Valerie Miles, The New York Times Book Review Holed away in a cabin in the Pyrenees, the world-famous and enigmatic mathematician Alexander Grothendieck is working furiously on a final project. But what exactly is this mo... continue
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Description:
Drawing comparisons with Shadow of the Wind, The Name of the Rose and The Reader, and an instant bestseller in more than 20 languages, Confessions is an astonishing story of one man s life, interwoven with a narrative that stretches across centuries to create an addictive and unforgettable literary symphony. I confess. At 60 and with a diagnosis of early Alzheimer s, Adri� Ard�vol re-examines his life before his memory is systematically deleted. He recalls a loveless childhood where the family antique business and his father s study become the centre of his world; where a treasured Storioni vi... continue
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Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison a un fanático de Joyce : seguido de Diario de bar by Roberto Bolaño, A. G. Porta, Antoni García Porta ES
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
Consejos de un discípulo de Morrison a un fanático de Joyce supuso el debut literario de Roberto Bolaño y A.G. Porta en 1984. Armada como novela policíaca, en ella se relatan las andanzas de Ángel Ros, joven barcelonés enamorado a partes iguales de una delincuente sudamericana y de la literatura, de la vida al límite y de la música de Morrison. Con estas coordenadas, pues, en las que el protagonista trata de sobrevivir en una realidad que le supera a cada paso que da, Bolaño y Porta trazan un mapa descarnado de la juventud, del país que éramos entonces y que probablemente seguimos siendo aún h... continue
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Cuentos de la Alhambra by Washington Irving ES
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Tras su llegada a España, Washington Irving inicia un recorrido por tierras andaluzas. Durante su visita a Granada queda extasiado por la majestuosidad de la Alhambra en cuyas habitaciones tiene la fortuna de alojarse. Allí conoce a varios personajes que le acompañarán durante su estancia en tierras granadinas. De las conversaciones con estos y de las historias que escucha a su fiel criado y guía Mateo Jiménez, transcribirá leyendas y tradiciones transmitidas de padres a hijos durante generaciones. De esta forma, con sus Cuentos de la Alhambra, ... continue
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Culture Shock! : Spain by Marie Louise Graff EN
SingaporeDescription:
Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. "Culture Shock!" practical guides offer the inside information you need whether you're a student, a parent, a globetrotter, or a working traveler. Each "Culture Shock!" title is written by someone who's lived and worked in the country, and ea... continue