Historical fiction books set in Spain (21)


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The shadow of the wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN

Rating: 4 (60 votes)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra del Viento' by Julian Carax. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. Then, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, Daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from La Sombra del Viento, a chara... continue

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The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
From the author of the international phenomenon "The Shadow of the Wind" comes "The Angel's Game" comes a new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.

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Confessions by Jaume Cabré EN

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Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
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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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La catedral del mar by Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra, Ildefonso Falcones ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
La catedral del mar es una trama en la que se entrecruzan lealtad y venganza, traición y amor, guerra y peste, en un mundo marcado por la intolerancia religiosa, la ambición material y la segregación social. Todo ello convierte a esta obra no solo en una novela absorbente, sino también en la más fascinante y ambiciosa recreación de las luces y sombras de la época feudal.


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Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
A Gatsby-esque novel about Spain in the 1920s on the eve of the Spanish Civil War




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Lazarillo de Tormes by Anónimo ES

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades (más conocida como El Lazarillo de Tormes) es la primera novela picaresca de la literatura española y una de las más populares de su historia. El Lazarillo de Tormes, publicada en 1554, es un esbozo irónico y despiadado de la sociedad del momento, de la que se muestran sus vicios y actitudes hipócritas, sobre todo las de los clérigos y religiosos. Hay diferentes hipótesis sobre su autoría. Dado el contenido y la tesis de la obra, probablemente el autor fue simpatizante de las ideas erasmistas. La novela estuvo prohibida hasta 1537... continue

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The Time In Between : A Novel by Maria Duenas EN

Rating: 3.9 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
"The Time In Between follows the story of a seamstress who becomes the most sought-after couturiere during the Spanish Civil War and World War II"--Provided by publisher.

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Der Schatten des Windes by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
In einem geheimnisvollen äFriedhof der vergessenen Bücherä darf sich der junge Daniel ein Buch aussuchen. Fasziniert von der Geschichte, die er liest, macht sich Daniel auf die Suche nach dem Autor und gerät dabei in grosse Gefahr.

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Das Spiel des Engels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
Barcelona im turbulenten Jahrzehnt vor dem Spanischen Bürgerkrieg: Der junge David Martín fristet sein Leben als verkannter Schriftsteller. Der mysteriöse Verleger Andreas Corelli scheint an ihn zu glauben macht ihm ein Angebot.

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Das Labyrinth der Lichter by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
Spanien in den bleiernen Tagen des Franco-Regimes: Ein Auftrag der Politischen Polizei führt die eigenwillige Alicia Gris von Madrid zurück in ihre Heimatstadt Barcelona. Unter größter Geheimhaltung soll sie das plötzliche Verschwinden des Ministers Mauricio Valls aufklären, dessen dunkle Vergangenheit als Direktor des Gefängnisses von Montjuïc ihn nun einzuholen scheint. In seinem Besitz befand sich ein geheimnisvolles Buch aus der Serie ›Das Labyrinth der Lichter‹, das Alicia auf schmerzliche Weise an ihr eigenes Schicksal erinnert. Es f... continue


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The House of Ulloa by Emilia Pardo Bazán, EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
This rich and unforgettable story of sexual intrigue and political scheming, written by the Spanish feminist and intellectual Emilia Pardo Bazan, deserves recognition as one of the great nineteenth-century novels. The House of Ulloa follows pure and pious Father Julián Alvarez, who is sent to a remote country estate to put the affairs of the marquis, an irresponsible libertine, in order. When he discovers moral decadence, cruelty and corruption at his new home, Julián's well-meaning but ineffectual attempts to prevent the fall of the House of Ulloa end in tragedy. The House of Ulloa is the fin... continue

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Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
Follows the fortunes of the Estanyol family in medieval Barcelona, whose rise from peasantry is marked by their stoneworker son's role in building the Santa Maria del Mar cathedral and his forbidden love for a Jewish woman.


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Homeland by Fernando Aramburu EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
The story of two families in small-town Basque country, pitted against each other by the ideology of ETA, from 1980s to October 2011 when the group proclaimed an end to its savage insurgency. Told through a succession of more than one hundred short sections

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Una mujer no muere jamás by Elisa Beni ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
¿Qué potentes hilos pueden ligar a una anónima mujer de postguerra con una joven periodista recién divorciada del siglo XXI? Esta es la historia de dos mujeres o puede que de todas las mujeres. La nueva novela de Elisa Beni nos traslada al Madrid franquista de posguerra en una historia llena de secretos que reivindica el papel de las mujeres en la época más reciente y convulsa de la historia de España. Lara, desde un Madrid frenético y prepandémico, se lanza en busca de explicaciones sobre la vida de la mujer que murió en el piso que acaba de alquilar y que fue encontrada momificada diez años ... continue