Homage to BarcelonaHomage to Barcelona by Colm Tibn celebrates one of Europe's greatest citiesa cosmopolitan hub of vibrant architecture, art, culture, and nightlife. It moves from the story of the city's founding and its huge expansion in the nineteenth century to the lives of Gaud, Mir, Picasso, Casals, and Dal. It also explores the history of Catalan nationalism, the tragedy of the Civil War, the Franco years, and the transition from dictatorship to democracy, which