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Barcelona
An informed and readable work of history, art criticism, and urban anthropology devoted to the most un-Spanish city in Spain.
Book Details
- Publisher: Vintage
- Publish Date: Mar 9th, 1993
- Pages: 592
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.09in - 5.28in - 1.18in - 1.30lb
- EAN: 9780679743835
- Categories: • Europe - Spain• Europe - Spain & Portugal• Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
About the Author
Robert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. In 1970 he moved to the United States to become chief art critic for Time, a position he held until 2001. His books include The Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing if Not Critical, The Culture of Complaint, Barcelona, Goya, Things I Didn't Know, and Rome. He is a New York Public Library Literary Lion, and was the recipient of a number of literary awards and prizes, including two Frank Jewett-Mather Awards. He is widely held as the most respected art critic of our time.
Praise for this book
"Confirms . . . Mr. Hughes's authority as a first-rate chronicler and historian. The book is destined to become, like Forster's Alexandria and Mary McCarthy's Venice Observed, a classic." --The New York Times Book Review "Authoritative, carefully researched, and full of insights into the city's great heritage . . . his judgments are full of tolerant and good-humored fascination. . . . There is no single volume in either Catalan or Spanish that approaches this book in scope or detail...a superb achievement and a great pleasure to read." --The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant...an extraordinary book that combines history, criticism of the arts and architecture, and a profound sympathy for the moral essence of a people." --Newsday