by Eduardo Mendoza · Suhrkamp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518386422
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«Die Stadt der Wunder» is the historical novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Suhrkamp in paperback (503 pages, in German).
The novel is set in a Barcelona in full transformation between the Universal Exposition of 1888 and that of 1929. Its protagonist, Onofre Bouvila, arrives from the provinces and makes his way in the metropolis: his rise intertwines with urban speculation, political unrest, high society, and the underworld.
Work originally written in Spanish as «La ciudad de los prodigios» (1986); the 1999 German edition, translated by Peter Schwaar, is number 2142 of Suhrkamp Taschenbuch.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction interested in turn-of-the-century Barcelona and the narrative of Eduardo Mendoza.
Barcelona novelist, 2016 Cervantes laureate, author of The Truth About the Savolta Case, City of Marvels and No Word From Gurb.
