Books set in Cataluña

25 books and other written works set here; ordered by Spanish Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1BarcelonaDon Quijote de la Mancha23
2GeronaGerona1
3TarragonaEl burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra1

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Don Quijote de la Manchaby Miguel de Cervantes · 1605 · Barcelona
#11,735avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La sombra del vientoby Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 2001 · Barcelona
#2388avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La catedral del marby Ildefonso Falcones · 2006 · Barcelona
#3202avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Nadaby Carmen Laforet · 1945 · Barcelona
#4177avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Los detectives salvajesby Roberto Bolaño · 1998 · Barcelona
#5138avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedraby Tirso de Molina · 1630 · Tarragona
#6123avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
El juego del ángelby Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 2008 · Barcelona
#7104avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Dime quién soyby Julia Navarro · 2010 · Barcelona
#894.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Marinaby Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 1999 · Barcelona
#983.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Sin noticias de Gurbby Eduardo Mendoza · 1991 · Barcelona
#1079.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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