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""The book provides good historical context for some basic understanding of Gaudí's motives and historical setting . . . Eaude writes very accessibly . . . Adorned with 57 illustrations and/or snaps, though black and white, it feels a complete picture of the man and the myth . . . A concise, yet contextual and entertaining overview of the life and times of one of Spain's most well-known and prodigious architects.""-- ""Bookmunch (UK)"" ""Journalist Eaude delivers an energetic survey of the life and work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí . . . a worthy tribute to one of history's great iconoclasts.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Eaude's 'Ode' to Gaudí is a wonderful introduction to the architect as genius and Catalan myth, while also celebrating Gaudí's extraordinary capacity to blend a medieval mindset with his position at the cutting edge of the avant-garde.""--Gijs van Hensbergen, author of 'Gaudí and Guernica' ""This new intellectual biography explains the complex synergy between the life and work of Gaudí at a crossroads of history: from the awakening of the Catalan bourgeoisie to the shipwreck of his legacy in Barcelona today.""--Carolina García-Estévez, Polytechnic University of Catalonia

"""Eaude's 'Ode' to Gaudí is a wonderful introduction to the architect as genius and Catalan myth, while also celebrating Gaudí's extraordinary capacity to blend a medieval mindset with his position at the cutting edge of the avant-garde.""--Gijs van Hensbergen, author of 'Gaudí and Guernica' ""This new intellectual biography explains the complex synergy between the life and work of Gaudí at a crossroads of history: from the awakening of the Catalan bourgeoisie to the shipwreck of his legacy in Barcelona today.""--Carolina García-Estévez, Polytechnic University of Catalonia"

"""Journalist Eaude delivers an energetic survey of the life and work of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí . . . a worthy tribute to one of history's great iconoclasts.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Eaude's 'Ode' to Gaudí is a wonderful introduction to the architect as genius and Catalan myth, while also celebrating Gaudí's extraordinary capacity to blend a medieval mindset with his position at the cutting edge of the avant-garde.""--Gijs van Hensbergen, author of 'Gaudí and Guernica' ""This new intellectual biography explains the complex synergy between the life and work of Gaudí at a crossroads of history: from the awakening of the Catalan bourgeoisie to the shipwreck of his legacy in Barcelona today.""--Carolina García-Estévez, Polytechnic University of Catalonia"

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Michael Eaude is a writer who has lived in Barcelona and Valencia for more than thirty years. He is the author of several books on Spanish and Catalan culture, including A People's History of Catalonia (2022).

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