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112 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
"La primera vez que T. Gautier vio Las meninas de Velázquez dijo: "¡¿Pero dónde está el cuadro!?". Es el mejor elogio que se le puede hacer a una obra de arte." - Enrique Vila-Matas.
"The first time T. Gautier saw Las meninas by Velázquez, he said: "But where is the painting!?". That is the best compliment that can be paid to a work of art." - Enrique Vila-Matas.
Writers Thomas Pynchon and Carlos Castaneda have concealed their identities to the best of their ability. The street artist Banksy is the most recent example. To claim that the latter belongs or belonged to Leyden Ltd. is, to say the least, risky. - Footnote 1 from Chapter 1 of Leyden Ltd.
The ironic tone with which Eric Idle and Michael Palin of Monty Python denied that they belonged to Leyden Ltd. in the 1970s is very eloquent. - Footnote 14 from Chapter 6 of Leyden Ltd.There is also a very early hint that absolutely everyone could be a member of Leyden Ltd:
Masha Alyokhina: “We are always meeting people who are Pussy Riot. It is the best. There is no membership form. Just put on a ski mask and start protesting." - Footnote 4 from Chapter 1 of Leyden Ltd.In any case, you have to imagine the complete book however you wish to, based on the clues of the provided footnotes. Your enjoyment will likely depend on how easily you can identify the references and their real life or fictional basis. For myself, I enjoyed it thoroughly and I hope that I'll see further Sagasti in translation soon.
Only twenty-four days separate the two most famous walks of the 20th century. - Footnote 112 of Chapter 3 of Leyden Ltd.