L'auca del senyor Esteve

L'auca del senyor Esteve is a novel by Santiago Rusiñol published in 1907, of which there is a theatrical version.

On 12 May 1917, the theatrical version of this novel is first played in Teatre Victòria, Barcelona (Catalonia).

L'auca del senyor Esteve is the result of the fusion between the customs of people in the 19th century and the auca, a Catalan style of story in pictures.

It has 27 chapters about scenes and moments in the Ribera neighbourhood in Barcelona, which are interpreted by the 27 illustrations by Ramon Casas and the 27 rhymes by Gabriel Alomar.

L'auca del senyor Esteve is an Art Nouveau novel.

An auca representing the novel's plot on a wall in Petritxol street in Barcelona