num_pages: 418
description: A novel describing the rise of the unspeakable Onofre Bouvila, an honestly self-seeking mafioso who starts in the gutters of Barcelona and leaves a trail of broken egos as he climbs up to his place in the sun.
language: English
title: The City of Marvels
titlecomplete: The City of Marvels
characters: Onofre Bouvila
genres: Drama, Historical, Humor, Novels, Spanish Literature, Spain, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Fiction
ratings_count: 4553
places: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Premi Ciutat de Barcelona
category: Literatura en llengua castellana, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera
publisher: Pocket Books