Cathedral of the Sea

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Cathedral of the Sea

First edition
Author	Ildefonso Falcones
Original title	La catedral del mar
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish Catalan
Genre	Historical
Publisher	Grijalbo-Mondadori
Publication date	2006
Pages	672
ISBN	978-84-253-4003-1

Cathedral of the Sea (Spanish: La catedral del mar) is a 2006 historical novel by Spanish author Ildefonso Falcones. The action takes place in 14th century Barcelona at the height of the city's trade and military power in the Mediterranean, during the construction of Santa Maria del Mar serving as background to the story.

In 2018 Netflix released a high-budget drama series, Cathedral of the Sea based on the book.^[1][2][3]

Plot summary[]

One of the porters, known as bastaixos, who contributed to the construction of the church by carrying stones

The book is set in Barcelona and its main character is Arnau Estanyol, the son of a fugitive serf and one of the cathedral's stone workers,^[4] who obtains freedom and eventually achieves a high status in society.

Awards[]

The novel has won several literary awards including:

• Euskadi de Plata 2006 (Spain)
• The Qué Leer Award (Spain)
• Giovanni Boccaccio Award 2007 (Italy)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (archived) (in Spanish)

This article about a historical novel of the 2000s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page.

• v
• t