{"product_id":"barcelona-9780679743835","title":"Barcelona","description":"A monumentally informed and irresistibly opinionated guide to the most un-Spanish city in Spain, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these pages, Robert Hughes scrolls through Barcelona's often violent history; tells the stories of its kings, poets, magnates, and revolutionaries; and ushers readers through municipal landmarks that range from Antoni Gaudi's sublimely surreal cathedral to a postmodern restaurant with a glass-walled urinal. The result is a work filled with the attributes of Barcelona itself: proportion, humor, and \u003ci\u003eseny\u003c\/i\u003e--the Catalan word for triumphant common sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. In 1970 he moved to the United States to become chief art critic for \u003ci\u003eTime, \u003c\/i\u003e a position he held until 2001. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing if Not Critical, The Culture of Complaint, Barcelona, Goya, Things I Didn't Know, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRome\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460697329938,"sku":"9780679743835","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e97d2f38-9407-415d-b0ab-75ca95525d61.jpg?v=1730045427","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/barcelona-9780679743835","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}