by Eduardo Mendoza · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432250705
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In the 1st century AD, Pomponio Flato embarks on a journey through the confines of the Roman Empire in search of miraculous waters. Fate leads him to Nazareth, where a carpenter is about to be executed for the murder of a wealthy citizen. Reluctantly, Pomponio becomes involved in solving the crime, hired by the carpenter's son, an innocent child who believes in his father's innocence, an apparently quiet man but who hides a great secret. This novel is a mix of historical novel, police novel and parody, an unusual and funny work by Eduardo Mendoza.
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.
