Books On Valencia Spain & Book Shops in Valencia

Books On Valencia Spain

The following books on Valencia are available on-line, at El Corte Inglés department store or kiosks and bookshops in Valencia.

TRAVELER’S TALES SPAIN

I loved reading Travelers’ Tales Spain: True Stories (Travelers’ Tales Guides) edited by Lucy MacCauley. The book contains true stories of authors such as Gabriel García Marquez and Penelope Casas on their travels through Spain.

As well as being a very enjoyable read, this book must definitely be included in my list of ‘books on Valencia Spain’.

For those visiting Valencia during the last Wednesday in August be sure to read the vivid account by Louis de Bernières of La Tomatina (battle of tomatoes), which is aptly named ‘Seeing Red’.

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DUENDE

As a passionate lover of Spain, and after living in Madrid for some years, it’s hardly surprising that after reading Duende: A Journey Into the Heart of Flamenco, I should head straight for Valencia. The book begins just outside Elche which is near Alicante in the region of Valencia.

It’s an account of a young man’s search for ‘duende’ (meaning spirit/soul). His search spreads to Andalucia and Madrid and his subsequent encounters and experiences offer a vivid insight into the Flamenco underworld.

Books on Valencia Spain  ~ Bookshops in Valencia

Casa del Libre is a lovely little bookshop just off Calle Colón in Passeig Russafa (Tel: 96 391 52 47).

There is also a cafè which comes in very handy when you feel like browsing for your favorite book.

The Soriano Bookshop, Xàtiva, 15 -Tel: 96 351 0378 and The English Book Centre (Calle Pascual y Genís/Pascual i Genís 16 – Tel: 96 351 9288) are both very good.

In the up-market area of Calle Colón are three El Corte Inglés department stores which also  stock books.

Libreria Patagonia is a very small bookshop situated at 106, Calle Guillem de Castro. the shops is near the bridge at Pont de Fusta underneath a huge block of flats.

This is also where the tram stop where you take the tram to the beach.

Books on Valencia Spain

Famous Valencian Author ~ Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867-1928), is internationally famous for his novel, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse which starred Hollywood heart-throb Rudolph Valentino.

He wrote many books on Valencia and there is a street in Valencia named after him ~ Avenguda/Avenida Blasco Ibáñez. There is also a museum dedicated to his works and life at Casa Museu Blasco Ibáñez, Calle Isabel de Villen 1, Tel: 963 564 786.

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In the 13th century Valenciano novelist and knight, Joanot Martorell wrote one of the first romance novels, Tirant lo Blanc (Catalan Edition). This is said to have been a major influence for Miguel de Cervantes’ legendary book, Don Quixote

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