Description
Barcelona, a journey to the criminal periphery
Book summary
A unique anthology that brings together twenty of the best crime novelists in the country to explore the darkest corners of Barcelona. Through ten stories written by pairs of writers, the work delves into neighborhoods such as Montbau, Verdum, Poblenou, or Besòs, revealing the life and death that pulse beyond the tourist center. A literary journey that transforms the Barcelona periphery into a fascinating criminal setting, showing how the city has evolved from the Olympics to the present day.
What is it about?
Barcelona hides multiple cities within it, and crimes take place in each one of them. This book collects twenty stories written by ten women and ten men who, in pairs, dissect ten neighborhoods on the Barcelona periphery. From the transformation of the seafront in Poblenou to the interventions in the Raval or the Glòries area, each story explores the darker side of the city. The authors show how, beyond the Ramblas and the Passeig de Gràcia, there is a criminal Barcelona that deserves to be told, offering a polyhedral and noir vision of the Catalan capital.
Main themes
- Crime and mystery in the urban periphery of Barcelona
- Transformation of Barcelona neighborhoods since the 1992 Olympics
- Anthology of noir stories written by twenty authors in pairs
- Exploration of ten districts: Montbau, Verdum, Poblenou, Guinardó, Bellvitge, Verneda, Carmel, Poble-sec, Horta, and Besòs
- Contrast between the tourist Barcelona and the criminal and peripheral Barcelona
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at lovers of crime novels and the detective genre who are looking for a different vision of Barcelona. It is also ideal for readers interested in anthologies of short stories, as well as for those who want to discover the most hidden and criminal side of the city through the pens of recognized authors of the genre in Catalan.
What this book offers
- A unique vision of ten Barcelona neighborhoods from a criminal perspective
- Twenty original stories written by prominent authors of Catalan crime fiction
- A sociological and urban portrait of the transformation of Barcelona over the last twenty-five years
- An anthology that combines the noir genre with the exploration of the periphery
Technical data
- Author: Various authors
- Publisher: Editorial Alrevés
- Language: Catalan
- Subject: ANTHOLOGIES (NON-POETIC), DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY GENRE, SHORT STORIES
- Collection: CRIMS.CAT
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: August 2017
- Number of pages: 352
- Weight: 393 g
Editorial review
An original and well-executed proposal that takes advantage of the talent of twenty authors to offer a polyhedral look at the lesser-known Barcelona. The structure of writer pairings brings diversity of styles and approaches, while the selection of peripheral neighborhoods avoids the clichés of the tourist center. Ideal for those looking for a noir anthology with a strong geographical and social component.