Books set in Galicia

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

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1MugíaLa hija del mar1
2PontevedraLa saga/fuga de J. B.1
3Santiago de CompostelaLa casa de la Troya1

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Relief: Copernicus EU-DEM (modified; not endorsed by the European Union), with SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 where it does not reach. Boundaries: Natural Earth. Settings: Wikidata. Sources

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Fariñaby Nacho Carretero · 2015
#123.7avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La saga/fuga de J. B.by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · 1972 · Pontevedra
#222.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La hija del marby Rosalía de Castro · 1859 · Mugía
#312.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La casa de la Troyaby Alejandro Pérez Lugín · Santiago de Compostela
#410.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La puertaby Manel Loureiro · 2020 · provincia de Pontevedra
#5
Madera de bojby Camilo José Cela · 1999
#6

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