by Eduardo Mendoza · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467231618
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«El asombroso viaje de Pomponio Flato» is the satirical detective novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (177 pages).
In the first century, Pomponio Flato travels the Roman Empire in search of miraculous waters. Chance takes him to Nazareth, where a carpenter awaits execution accused of murder. His son, a singular child, hires Pomponio to prove his innocence; the investigation uncovers a secret. A literary satire with a detective plot.
Set in the first century AD, it was published in 2008; Spanish-language edition with dust jacket, 177 pages.
For readers who enjoy satire, humour and parody of historical and detective fiction.
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.
