Patraña

by Màrius Serra

En la Barcelona del Fórum 2004 un mago aplica un truco del mítico prestidigitador Houdin a inmigrantes sin papeles. Al salir del armario los inmigrantes muestran una sorprendente asimilación a la cultura y las costumbres del país. Pero a continuación desaparecen sin dejar rastro. Una patraña escandalosa cuyo hilo conductor nos lleva al interior del Gran Casino, en donde los mismos personajes llevan a cabo unas actividades bien distintas.

344 pages, Hardcover

Published September 19, 2006

About the author

Màrius Serra i Roig, born in Barcelona, Spain, on May 1, 1963, is a prize-winning Catalan writer, journalist, translator and television host.
Serra completed his studies in English philology, and in addition to his writing career, is an English teacher.
In 2006 he won the most prestigious literary award in Catalonia, the Ramon Llull Prize, for his novel Farsa (Farce).
Though he had already published some works, he first became well-known with the publication of the novel "Mon oncle" (My uncle).
He was also the host of a television show about books, Alexandria on Channel 33 in Catalonia.
As well, Serra is a frequent contributor to the Barcelona daily newspaper Avui. Besides, he has a section in the program of Radio Nacional de España, "No es un día cualquiera", about crosswords; and another section called "Enigmarius" in Catalunya Radio.