Description
On June 7, 1926, Antoni Gaudí walked out of the compound of the partially built Sagrada Família for his daily confessions in Barcelona’s old city. On the way he was knocked down by a tram. Largely reclusive and dressed like a pauper, the country’s greatest architect was unrecognized and taken to the city’s ancient public hospital where he was given a bed among the anonymous poor. Five days later, in a citywide outpouring of mourning, a vast funeral procession accompanied the coffin to the crypt of his unfinished masterpiece.
This is the story of those last days
About the authors
Jeff Koehler writes about food and culture from Barcelona and Menorca. He is the author of ten books, including Matisse in Morocco, The North African Cookbook, Darjeeling: A History of the World’s Greatest Tea and Where the Wild Coffee Grows. His books have won a James Beard Award, been Editors’ Choice for the New York Times, paperback of the week in the Guardian and the Book Club selection for The Art Newspaper. Koehler’s writing has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, BBC, Wall Street Journal, Times Literary Supplement, South China Morning Post, Vogue Arabia, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Bloomberg Pursuits and many other publications.
Instagram @jeff_koehler
About MINĪ
MINĪ – Stories of Art, Architecture & Style
MINĪ is a new collection of small, finely crafted books exploring the larger world or art, architecture and design. Each volume is a standalone extended essay that offers a fresh way of seeing and imagining our larger world.
Born in Barcelona and rooted in Chandigarh, India, Altrim celebrates this cultural exchange through MINĪ, original essays from voices across the globe.
Elegant, distinctive, and evocative, MINĪ offers a literary journey where imagination and design meet on every page.
