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192 pages, Hardcover
Published October 15, 2025
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About the author
Eduardo Mendoza
91 books1,108 followersEduardo Mendoza Garriga 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 reality of the Barcelona at the time. A year later he was awarded the Critic Prize.
His most acclaimed novel is probably La ciudad de los prodigios (The City of Marvels, 1986), about the social and urban evolution of Barcelona between the Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929. It was adapted to the screen by Mario Camus in 1999.
In 1996, he published his third major Barcelona novel, this time set in the 1940s, Una comedia ligera (A Light Comedy).
Also within Mendoza's work stands the saga of Ceferino, a peculiar character, a detective locked up in a mental hospital. The first of these novels, El misterio de la cripta embrujada (The Mystery of the Bewitched Crypt, 1979) is a parody with hilarious moments mixing detective stories with gothic narrative.
In the second novel of the saga, El laberinto de las aceitunas (The Labyrinth of the Olives, 1982) he confirms his talent as parodist; the novel is one of his most successful works. The third (and last) novel of the saga, La aventura del tocador de señoras (The Adventure of the Powder Room) was published in 2002.
The newspaper El País published two of his novels by instalments, Sin noticias de Gurb ( No Word from Gurb, 1990) and El último trayecto de Horacio Dos (The Last Journey of Horatio Dos, 2001).
In 1990, his work in Catalan Restauració made its debut. He later translated it into Spanish himself.
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 reality of the Barcelona at the time. A year later he was awarded the Critic Prize.
His most acclaimed novel is probably La ciudad de los prodigios (The City of Marvels, 1986), about the social and urban evolution of Barcelona between the Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929. It was adapted to the screen by Mario Camus in 1999.
In 1996, he published his third major Barcelona novel, this time set in the 1940s, Una comedia ligera (A Light Comedy).
Also within Mendoza's work stands the saga of Ceferino, a peculiar character, a detective locked up in a mental hospital. The first of these novels, El misterio de la cripta embrujada (The Mystery of the Bewitched Crypt, 1979) is a parody with hilarious moments mixing detective stories with gothic narrative.
In the second novel of the saga, El laberinto de las aceitunas (The Labyrinth of the Olives, 1982) he confirms his talent as parodist; the novel is one of his most successful works. The third (and last) novel of the saga, La aventura del tocador de señoras (The Adventure of the Powder Room) was published in 2002.
The newspaper El País published two of his novels by instalments, Sin noticias de Gurb ( No Word from Gurb, 1990) and El último trayecto de Horacio Dos (The Last Journey of Horatio Dos, 2001).
In 1990, his work in Catalan Restauració made its debut. He later translated it into Spanish himself.
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December 26, 2025
muy absurdo me gustó mucho
January 26, 2026
Simpático, está entretenido, incluso para los años que tiene.
November 22, 2025
It's hard to understand.
It does not have any context. It's just a diary of a extraterrestrial looking for sth.
It does not have any context. It's just a diary of a extraterrestrial looking for sth.
January 27, 2026
Los seres humanos son cosas de tamaño variable. Los más pequeños de entre ellos lo son tanto, que si otros seres humanos más altos no los llevaran en un cochecito, no tardarían en ser pisados (y tal vez perderían la cabeza) por los de mayor estatura. Los más altos raramente sobrepasan los 200 centímetros de longitud. Un dato sorprendente es que cuando yacen estirados continúan midiendo exactamente lo mismo. Algunos llevan bigote; otros barba y bigote. Casi todos tienen dos ojos, que pueden estar situados en la parte anterior o posterior de la cara, según se les mire. Al andar se desplazan de atrás a adelante, para lo cual deben contrarrestar el movimiento de las piernas con un vigoroso braceo. Los más apremiados refuerzan el braceo por mediación de carteras de piel o plástico o de unos maletines denominados Samsonite, hechos de un material procedente de otro planeta. El sistema de desplazamiento de los automóviles (cuatro ruedas pareadas rellenas de aire fétido) es más racional, У permite alcanzar mayores velocidades. No debo volar ni andar sobre la coronilla si no quiero ser tenido por excéntrico. Nota: mantener siempre en contacto con el suelo un pie - cualquiera de los dos sirve - o el órgano externo denominado culo.
November 1, 2025
Sin noticias de Gurb és un diari delirant que ens explica, amb ironia tendre, totes les absurditats humanes a través de la mirada d’un extraterrestre que recorre la Barcelona preolímpica del 92.
Mendoza converteix el caos quotidià en una comèdia intel·ligent que et fa riure, però també pensar, perquè darrere del sarcasme hi batega una mirada clara i melancòlica.
És una lectura divertida, sarcàstica, lleugera i sorprenentment lúcida: Mendoza converteix l’absurd en una sàtira brillant de la vida quotidiana.
Mendoza converteix el caos quotidià en una comèdia intel·ligent que et fa riure, però també pensar, perquè darrere del sarcasme hi batega una mirada clara i melancòlica.
És una lectura divertida, sarcàstica, lleugera i sorprenentment lúcida: Mendoza converteix l’absurd en una sàtira brillant de la vida quotidiana.
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