May 14, 2013

Books set in Madrid Madrid is not seen to be as cosmopolitan or “exciting” as Barcelona,  primarily because it is “new” city which was made the administrative and political capital of Spain by Philip II in his attempt to centralise authority in a country which until then had had a travelling court.  On the other hand, Barcelona had been...

Mar 27, 2013

Examples of Novels set in Spain There are many novels set in Spain from the romantic to the humorous to mystery and thrillers.  Here we have provided a small selection from over 200 Novels set in Spain which are available from Books4Spain. Also see our other posts for examples of Crime Fiction, Historical Fiction and Humorous books about Living in...

Mar 26, 2013

Books set in Spain for Teenagers Moon Worshippers I shall tell you how a young Negusi warrior made it possible for us to defeat Charlemagne, and the part he played against the Sisters of the Moon…’ These are the dying words uttered by a Basque warrior, poisoned and dumped at the doorway to a Benedictine Monastery high in the Pyrenees. The frightened...

Feb 20, 2013

eBooks set in Barcelona Barcelona is a cosmopolitan, multi-cultural city which has a rich literary tradition and here we are delighted to give details of English language eBooks set in Barcelona from local authors, including 2010 Ramon Llull Prize winner Vicenc Villatoro. A Barcelona Heiress by Sergio Vila-Sanjuan A fascinating historical detective novel based...

Feb 2, 2013

Kindle books from Books4Spain! We at Books4Spain are not believers in DRM on eBooks and we also believe that Amazon abuses its virtual monopoly as the largest online bookshop in  number of ways which are not immediately obvious to the end consumer.  One of these is the monopoly it has on the DRM technology for its Kindle ebooks which forces those publishers...

Books about Barcelona, Spain – a selection Barcelona is a city that, since the advent of cheap flights and weekend City breaks, has become one of the tourist “hot spots” of Europe.  Gaudi. Las Ramblas, the Barri Gotic and pickpockets loom large in the minds of most foreigners along with Catalan nationalism and Barca’s sublime football. Books4Spain has...

Jan 27, 2013

Books about Spain – essential reading Where do I start!  There are many books about Spain, its people, culture, history, customs, landscape and its social, political and economic history.  Here we have listed a few seminal books about Spain written in, and about, different eras  but which we believe are essential reading for any budding hispanophile. ...

A selection of our books about Living in Spain Over the years Spain has attracted many residents, which in turn has resulted in many books about living in Spain – some serious, some less so.  Here is our selection of a few of these.  Click on the link above to see our full selection of over 80 books about living in Spain, which include books about...