Eduardo Mendoza

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Eduardo Mendoza

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January 11, 1943 in Barcelona, Spain

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Eduardo Mendoza studied law in the first half of the 1960s and lived in New York between 1973 and 1982, working as interpreter for the United Nations.

He maintained an intense relationship with novelists Juan Benet and Juan García Hortelano, poet Pere Gimferrer and writer (and neighbour) Félix de Azúa.

In 1975 he published his very successful first novel, La verdad sobre el caso Savolta (The Truth about the Savolta Case), where he shows his ability to use different resources and styles. The novel is considered a precursor to the social change in the Spanish post-Franco society and the first novel of the transition to democracy. He describes the union fights from the beginning of the 20th century, showing the social, cultural and economic real...more


Average rating: 3.59 · 3,208 ratings · 218 reviews · 29 distinct works
Sin noticias de Gurb
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 1990 — 13 editions
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El misterio de la cripta em...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 1988 — 20 editions
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La verdad sobre el caso Sav...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 1975 — 26 editions
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La ciudad de los prodigios
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 186 — 24 editions
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El asombroso viaje de Pompo...
3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions
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El laberinto de las aceitunas
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1984 — 19 editions
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La aventura del tocador de ...
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 267 ratings12 editions
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Riña de gatos. Madrid 1936
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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El año del diluvio
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 72 ratings9 editions
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El último trayecto de Horac...
3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions
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