If you already got a plane ticket from Barcelona to New York (or even if you are planning to) keep in mind this Spanish book about New York to read during the flight: Historias de Nueva York written by Enric González, a Spanish correspondent who lived in New York for a long time. This book is a different Spanish New York travel guide ;-)
We have discovered New York through the eyes of writers we love. Among them Thomas Wolfe, who manages to tell stories that somehow turn into a valuable tool to describe (or even report) social realities in the city of cities. New York is also the main scenario for another New Yorker writer we have read a lot, Paul Auster. He gets us to dive into stories based on New Yorker’s crossed paths traced through fate.
But Enric González offers a different point of view of New York. He gets to melt real stories with barely known facts that will make you see the city from a different perspective, no matter if you land in New York for the first time or if you have been to New York before.
Why do we recommend this Spanish book about New York?
- It has the perfect length to be read during a Barcelona-New York flight.
- It will make you discover some stories hidden in places that you will visit with different eyes after reading this book.
- It is not a typical Spanish New York travel guide but an alternative guide, written from a more personal scope by the recognized Spanish journalist Enric González. Stories, myths and characters from the city will be the perfect appetizer for your first adventure in New York (or even if you have already visited the city, this book will make you rediscover it).
Spanish book about New York, recommended to whom?
- Spanish students: Easy to read, and short. Ideal if you know some Spanish.
- Spanish native speakers: If you want to rediscover the city of New York through the eyes of a Spanish correspondent who spent a couple of years living there and has some special stories and experiences to tell and share.
Enric González and New York, their real love story
Right after you start reading the first pages of the book, González warns you about what you are going to find out in the next chapters. He does that through this sincere confession:
“Los libros sobre ciudades suelen ser de dos tipos: embelesadas historias de amor o tristes crónicas de una decepción. En este libro no hay decepción. Nueva York me gusta más de lo razonable. Amo a esa ciudad. Por otro lado, Nueva York tiene mucho de amante fatal y en este momento prefiero amarla a distancia. No creo que vuelva a verla.”
Enric González. Historias de Nueva York.
A great Spanish book about New York to discover the city, a city that you never get to thoroughly know.