Independent bookshops are thriving in the Catalan city where people view them as havens

Throughout the pandemic, technology has been saving our jobs and our sanity – but in Barcelona the lockdowns have led to the revival of one of humanity’s simplest and most enduring inventions: the book.

The city’s booksellers are reporting a boom in sales and, against all odds, new bookshops have opened.

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