A City in the Making
Barcelona is more than a city. It lives, breathes, and transforms through ambition, conflict, and vision.
Sabastian Gall’s Barcelona series brings this transformation to life. Set between 1888 and 1923, the novels follow the rise of modern Barcelona. The story begins in the dusty streets of the new Eixample district. A future city slowly takes shape. Factories expand, palaces rise, and new ideas spread across Europe.
At the heart of it all stands a quiet turning point. A young architect, Antoni Gaudí, crosses paths with the industrialist Eusebi Güell. This single moment opens the door to something much larger.
Five Novels, One Evolving City
The series unfolds across five novels:
Barcelona – Encounters,
The Age of Change, and
Each book captures a different stage in the city’s growth. Grand avenues appear. Iconic buildings rise. An elite network of architects, politicians, and industrialists shapes the future.
But progress never comes without cost.
Voices Within the Storm
Through the eyes of writer and observer Narcís Oller, the reader follows a city under pressure. He watches events unfold and records the subtle shifts in society.
Around him, lives begin to change.
A young anarchist couple fights for justice and risks everything. Workers demand better conditions. War veterans return from distant conflicts, carrying trauma and violence. At the same time, a generation of artists—among them Gaudí and Domènech i Montaner—withdraws from a world they no longer recognize.
From Hope to Conflict
Barcelona celebrates its achievements. Yet tension grows beneath the surface.
Strikes spread. Secret meetings take place. Fear replaces optimism. What once inspired hope now fuels division.
The city does not simply grow—it fractures.
A Story of Progress and Its Price
The Barcelona series blends real historical events with compelling fiction. It explores the meaning of progress and its human cost.
Who benefits from change?
Who gets left behind?
And what happens when ideals begin to collapse?
A Timeless Historical Saga
This series offers more than a story about Barcelona. It explores ambition, identity, and the fragile balance between beauty and power.
It tells the story of a city that rises—and slowly begins to break.