The passage, the novel with which Maria Carme Roca (Barcelona, ​​​​1955) has won the Santa Eulàlia prize for the novel, worth 25,000 euros, and begins in the booming Barcelona of the late 19th century. The demolition of the city walls, the construction of the Eixample, the effervescent world of theatre and the hive of textile factories – full of workers and activity – are the background for a story of friendship, love and revenge starring the painter and muralist Josep Maria Sert, and a humble girl from the Sant Pere neighbourhood.