A Girl in the City
Original title: Una noia a la ciutat
An exploration of intimate memory, a generational testimony as well as an affectionate portrait of a Barcelona.
Mercè Ibarz arrived in Barcelona by bus in 1971 to study at university. This book evokes a vital, intellectual and emotional itinerary, rescuing a blurred city revived. A poetic memoir, revealing the climate of those final critical years of the dictatorship, her professional beginnings in the press during turbulent times of change, and the foundations of a solid literary vocation.
An exploration of intimate memory, a generational testimony as well as an affectionate portrait of a Barcelona.
Mercè Ibarz arrived in Barcelona by bus in 1971 to study at university. This book evokes a vital, intellectual and emotional itinerary, rescuing a blurred city revived. A poetic memoir, revealing the climate of those final critical years of the dictatorship, her professional beginnings in the press during turbulent times of change, and the foundations of a solid literary vocation.
