Francesc Soler publishes 'Barcelona tomorrow or this afternoon': We advance you the first chapter

What do an architect from Olympic Barcelona, a fishmonger from La Boqueria, an editor from the Upper Diagonal, an immigrant who dresses up as a Disney princess to be a human statue on La Rambla, or the priest of the Sagrada Familia have in common? Well, they are fed up with Barcelona having become a great tourist destination, a city at the service of outsiders that they no longer recognize or feel as their own. And what would happen if these very different, yet typically Barcelonian characters, one day decided to stop complaining and join forces to undertake a city transformation project much more radical than an Olympic Games?

Barcelona demà o aquesta tarda is a resoundingly original and seemingly simple story, yet full of nuances and plot twists, which, with a fast pace and clear and concise language, captivates the reader from the first page. A satirical and parodic tale that can also be read as a disturbing dystopia.

In The New Barcelona Post we present below the first chapter (in Catalan) of this satirical novel of social criticism:

FIRST CHAPTER OF 'BARCELONA DEMÀ O AQUESTA TARDA'

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FRANCESC SOLER LLAGOSTERA

Francesc Soler (Roda de Ter, 1978) has been a resident of Barcelona's Eixample for over two decades and has enjoyed imagining and writing stories since he can remember. He decided to become a journalist after reading Truman Capote and has developed part of his professional career at Catalunya Ràdio. He has collaborated with various audiovisual media, both in Barcelona and Madrid, and has published two books of interviews. He writes about Barcelona in The New Barcelona Post, where he has a weekly opinion column. Barcelona demà o aquesta tarda is his first novel.

On Twitter you can follow him at @francescsoler78