Ildefonso Falcones





Ildefonso Falcones

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January 01, 1958 in Barcelona, Spain

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ldefonso Falcones de Sierra, married and the father of four children, is a lawyer who lives and works in Barcelona. The cathedral of the sea is his homage to a people capable of building, in the then unusual span of fifty-four years, what is undoubtedly one of the most lovely churches in the world.

A historical novel that has become an unprecedented bestseller, recognized by both readers and critics, and whose publication rights have been sold to thirty-two countries. The winner of several awards, including the 2006 Silver Euskadi Prize for best Spanish language novel, the 2007 Qué Leer Prize for best Spanish language book of the year, and the prestigious Italian award, Giovanni Boccaccio, for best foreign author of 2007.


Average rating: 3.87 · 4,012 ratings · 599 reviews · 3 distinct works
La Catedral Del Mar
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 3,483 ratings — published 2006 — 66 editions
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La mano de Fátima
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 414 ratings — published 2009 — 31 editions
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Katedralen vid havet
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“The past doesn't exist. There is nothing to be sorry for. Today is when we start to live. Look... look at the sea. The sea has no past. It is just there. It will never ask us to explain. The stars, the moon are there to light our way, to shine for us. What do they care what might have happened in the past? They are accompanying us, and are happy with that; can you see them shine? The stars are twinkling in the sky; would they do that if the past mattered? Wouldn't there be a huge storm if God wanted to punish us? We are alone, you and I, with no past, no memories, no guilt, nothing that can stand in the way of... our love.”
Ildefonso Falcones, La Catedral Del Mar

“In death, hope is everlasting.”
Ildefonso Falcones, La mano de Fátima

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