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The invisible city

A literary thriller about a contemporary gallery owner plunged into a fascinating extinct world  Emili Rossell, the young owner of one of Barcelona's top galleries, receives an old manuscript written by an Italian architect about the "Invisible City" — an ambitious project dreamed up by King Charles III to build an alternative capital city in the Ebro delta. The manuscript contains hints about a lost masterpiece by the Venetian painter Tiepolo, and the site of the Invisible City is where Emili used to play as a child. Juxtaposing the life of the 18th-century royal court and the contemporary art world — both with a similar share of intrigue, politics, and romance — this is a gripping historical mystery and a compelling examination of the forces of power and love.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 288
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781846880902
  • Settings
  • Barcelona, Catalonia
  • Genres
  • fiction
  • Release date
  • 2012