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Literary references and guides to Girona

One good way to discover the city is through references in books. The evocative atmosphere of the Old Town has captivated many authors. Famous names like Umberto Eco, who has his character Baudolino travel with ¨Solomon of Girona¨, or Noah Gordon, who explains in the introduction to The Last Jew how the Call of Girona took him back to the historical period of the expulsion of the Jews. Of the Catalan authors, the vision of Josep Pla is one of the most richly detailed, together with references by Prudenci Bertrana or Narcís Comadira, and among contemporary writers, Javier Cercas. The following list includes guidebooks and literary works connected with the city, either as a source of inspiration or as the setting for some chapters.

Guides - History
- Guia del visitant (¨Visitor´s Guide¨) Editorial Àmbit
- Guia de Girona (¨Guide to Girona¨) Editorial El Triangle
- Guia literària (¨Literary Guide¨) Narcís-Jordi Aragó
- Guia de la Girona jueva (¨Guide to Jewish Girona¨) Ramon Alberch
- Introducció a la història de Girona.(¨Introduction to the history of Girona¨) Josep Clara
- Girona. Itineraris. (¨Walks in Girona¨) Ajuntament de Girona
- Llegendes de Girona (¨Legends of Girona¨) Carles Vivó

Literatura
- Los sitios de Girona (¨The sieges of Girona¨) Benito Pérez Galdós
- Josafat. Prudenci Bertrana
- Girona. Un llibre de records. (¨Memories of Girona¨) Josep Pla
- Los cipreses creen en Dios. (¨The cypresses believe in God¨) Josep M. Gironella
- La casa de la memoria.(¨The house of memory¨) Lucía Graves
- Filles de Sara. (¨Sara´s daughters¨) Sílvia Planas
- L'atles furtiu. (¨The secret atlas¨) Alfred Bosch
- L'evangeli gris.(¨The grey Gospel¨) Vicenç Villatoro
- Remeis i traicions.(¨Remedies and Traditions¨) Caroline Roe
- Errata. George Steiner
- Les set portes del Call