Gaudi - Hardcover

Van Hensbergen, Gijs

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0066210658 ISBN 13: 9780066210650

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

A provocative look at the life of one of Spain's most celebrated artists and the twentieth century's greatest architect, who has created some of the world's most exotic and outrageous architectural masterpieces, details his vow of celibacy, his religious beliefs, his love for his homeland, and his brilliance and ingenuity that impacted the world. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

‘This book is written with immense sympathy and understanding for Gaudí himself and his work, but also for the cultural and political background. In its scope and ambition, its clarity and its feeling for the period and the personality, this book is the most definitive book on Gaudí which has yet been produced.’ Colm Toibin

'It is rare for the biography of an architect to be so human and so humorous. Gijs van Hensbergen has managed to recreate in his book that same combination of playfulness and seriousness which characterises Gaudí, and Barcelona. His infectious enthusiasm is conveyed through vibrant and witty prose. Altogether a delight.' Paul Preston

The Guardian:

"at the end of it I felt like jumping on a jet to Barcelona once again, imagination at full stretch, rosary in hand"

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0066210658
• ISBN 13: 9780066210650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 322