Victus
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'''''Victus, the Fall of Barcelona''''' is a [[historical novel]] by the [[Catalan people|Catalan]] [[anthropologist]] [[Albert Sánchez Piñol]] published by [[HarperCollins]] in September 2014. It is based in the fictitious biography of Lieutenant Colonel Marti Zuviria who, being 98, tells from Vienna his memories as an engineer serving the commander [[Antoni de Villarroel]] during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], especially during the [[Siege of Barcelona (1713–14)|Siege of Barcelona]]. |
'''''Victus, the Fall of Barcelona''''' is a [[historical novel]] by the [[Catalan people|Catalan]] [[anthropologist]] [[Albert Sánchez Piñol]] published by [[HarperCollins]] in September 2014. It is based in the fictitious biography of Lieutenant Colonel Marti Zuviria who, being 98, tells from Vienna his memories as an engineer serving the commander [[Antoni de Villarroel]] during the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], especially during the [[Siege of Barcelona (1713–14)|Siege of Barcelona]]. |
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The book was originally written in Spanish, but was quickly translated into Catalan and many other languages, including English. Since its original publication in October 2012, the book has sold more than 200,000 copies either in Catalan or Spanish, and the rights of translation have been sold for the book to be translated into Russian, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, French, Korean, and Croatian. In 2015, the author published the novel's sequel, '' |
The book was originally written in Spanish, but was quickly translated into Catalan and many other languages, including English. Since its original publication in October 2012, the book has sold more than 200,000 copies either in Catalan or Spanish, and the rights of translation have been sold for the book to be translated into Russian, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, French, Korean, and Croatian. In 2015, the author published the novel's sequel, ''Vae Victus''.{{cite news |url=http://www.324.cat/noticia/2378333/ociicultura/Albert-Sanchez-Pinol-prepara-la-segona-part-de-Victus|title=Albert Sánchez Piñol prepara la segona part de 'Victus'|work=324 |date=23 April 2014}} |
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