by Eduardo Mendoza · Booket · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432250507
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In the 1st century, Pomponio Flato travels through the confines of the Roman Empire in search of waters with portentous effects. Chance leads him to Nazareth, where the town's carpenter is to be executed for the death of a wealthy citizen. Much to his regret, Pomponio finds himself immersed in solving the crime, hired by the carpenter's son, a candid and unique child, convinced of his father's innocence, a peaceful man, but who hides a great secret. This novel by Eduardo Mendoza is an original and ironic detective plot, which leads to a literary satire and a creation of inexhaustible novelistic vitality.
Eduardo Mendoza Garriga is a Spanish novelist, playwright, and essayist. His first novel, La Verdad sobre el Caso Savolta, published in 1975, reflected the social changes as Spain transitioned to democracy, and was very successful. His 1986 novel, La Ciudad de los Prodigios, is widely acclaimed, and he is also known for his "mad detective" parody novels, in particular El Laberinto de las Aceitunas.
