{"product_id":"barcelona-noir-akashic-noir","title":"Barcelona Noir (Akashic Noir).","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adriana V. Lopez\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Barcelona Noir (Akashic Noir).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 241\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The 14 stories in Akashic's Barcelona volume hew closely to the bleak spirit of the noir genre, whether reaching back to the 1920s [. . . ] or chronicling chaotic immigrant-infused present-day Barcelona.\" --Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Each [contributor] presents his or her own personal picture of the city, and as a whole, the anthology projects a many-hued sense of place. As portrayed here, Barcelona is a city that looks different from every angle.\" --Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brand-new stories by: Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Imma Monso, Santiago Roncagliolo, Francisco Gonzalez Ledesma, Valerie Miles, David Barba, Isabel Franc, Lolita Bosch, Eric Taylor-Aragon, Antonia Cortijos, Cristina Fallaras, Raul Argemi, Teresa Solana, and Andreu Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the introduction by Adriana V. Lopez \u0026amp; Carmen Ospina: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Its physical beauty alone, surrounded by mountains with a view of the sea, was cause enough for architect Antoni Gaudi to raise his version of Candy Land upon its soil; a daily impetus for the city's mimes and living statues to claim a spot along Las Ramblas and transform it into their stage. But don't be fooled: Barcelona, with all its illustrious color and exterior fineness, hasn't always been able to curb the darker yearnings of its Hyde to its Jekyll. Blame it on a bubbling, repressive concoction made with a pinch of Church, a touch of Crown, and a large dose of General Francisco Franco to stir up the insides of its very independent and anarchic Catalonian spirit. One that has allowed it to conserve its own language and modus operandi from the rest of Spain, and that has always attracted the vanguard to create under the sereneness of its palm trees and Mediterranean light . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Repression, vice, immigration . . . the fourteen stories within will divert your eyes from Barcelona's lively Ramblas and Gaudi spires, opening them onto the city's tainted side. One that will never appear in any recommended walking tour.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936070954\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 8.31 Inches, Length: 5.28 Inches, Weight: 0.551155655 Pounds, Width: 0.7 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adriana V. Lopez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801771663667,"sku":"9781936070954","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/8691713482877.jpg?v=1785979708","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/barcelona-noir-akashic-noir","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}