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The Cathedral of the Sea

This series transports readers to medieval Barcelona, chronicling the rise of a common man from humble origins to wealth and influence. His dramatic life unfolds against the backdrop of the ambitious construction of a magnificent cathedral, a symbol of faith and community. The narrative delves into themes of social injustice, religious fervor, and personal struggle in a turbulent era. It's a sweeping saga of ambition, betrayal, love, and the enduring pursuit of freedom.

L'Església del Mar: Els hereus de la terra
Cathedral Of The Sea

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  1. Cathedral Of The Sea

    • 752 pages
    • 27 hours of reading

    A masterful eipc of love, war, treason, plague, famine, witchcraft, anti-Semitism and the Inquisition. 14th-century Spain, the medieval city of Barcelona is enjoying a golden age of prosperity. Its humblest inhabitants are building, stone by stone, a magnificent church to overlook their harbour. This is the Cathedral of the Sea: a church to be built for the people by the people. In its shadow, Arnau, a young serf on the run from his feudal lord, struggles to earn his freedom. After famine, plague and thwarted love, Arnau's fortunes begin to turn when King Pedro makes him a baron as a reward for his courage in battle. But he is also forced to marry Eleonor, a ward of the King whom he does not love. His newfound status excites jealousy from his friends who plot his downfall with devastating consequences. Arnau's journey from slave to nobleman is the story of a struggle between good and evil that will turn Church against State and brother against brother ...

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  2. Barcelona, 1387. En el barrio de la Ribera, las campanas de la iglesia de Santa María de la Mar resuenan mientras Hugo Llor, un joven de doce años, escucha su repique con especial atención. Huérfano de padre, trabaja en las atarazanas gracias a Arnau Estanyol, un respetado prohombre de la ciudad. Sin embargo, sus aspiraciones de convertirse en constructor de barcos se ven truncadas por la venganza de la familia Puig, enemiga de Arnau, que aprovecha su influencia ante el nuevo rey. A partir de este momento, la vida de Hugo se debate entre su lealtad a Bernat, el amigo e hijo de Arnau, y su lucha por sobrevivir en una sociedad que castiga a los pobres. Obligado a dejar su hogar, encuentra trabajo junto a Mahir, un judío que le introduce en el mundo del vino. En este entorno, Hugo descubre su pasión por la tierra y se enamora de Dolça, la sobrina de Mahir, un amor prohibido por las costumbres y la religión que le brindará momentos agridulces. Diez años después de La catedral del mar, el autor regresa a la Barcelona medieval, recreando una sociedad feudal marcada por la corrupción y la lucha de un hombre por avanzar sin renunciar a su dignidad.

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