Painter of Souls
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Welcome to the Barcelona of the early 20th century - the heyday of modernism, the clash of ideologies, the conflict of generations, arguments raging, blood boiling. The young artist Dalmau Sala, in love with life, with painting, with women, is torn between true art, which requires complete dedication, and optional but convenient handicrafts for the rich and indifferent, between pleasure and duty, between romance and comfort. Dalmau is searching for himself and his true path - and together with his beloved, he will travel the terrible paths amidst the delight and horror of a world on the threshold of a new century. Ildefonso Falcones, a lawyer by profession, historian by vocation, and one of the greatest Spanish writers of our time, has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes for his first novel, Cathedral by the Sea, including the Euskadi de Plata (2006, Spain), the Qué Leer (2007, Spain), and the Giovanni Boccaccio Prize (2007, Italy). Falcones' books have already sold more than 10 million copies in several dozen countries. "Painter of Souls" - his hymn to his native Barcelona, a magnificent saga of people in the flow of historical events and a chronicle of human passions: love, revenge, loyalty to art and ideals in turbulent times when everything changes, from politics to morality and aesthetics, history opens up a giant canvas, passions create a great city, and the city makes human destinies for centuries to come.
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