by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432069239
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«Asesinato en Prado del Rey y otras historias sórdidas» is a short story collection by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (Planeta, paperback, 185 pp., Spanish).
The book brings together stories and a short novel that portray sordid settings and characters trapped in their own powerlessness. The case that gives the volume its title takes place in the world of television and works as a parody: the author himself warns that any resemblance to reality depends on the reader's intention.
Part of the Carvalho series. Originally published in 1987.
For readers of crime fiction and followers of detective Pepe Carvalho.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and an FC Barcelona supporter.
