by Francisco Casavella · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433998033
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Originally published in three volumes between 2002 and 2003, 'El día del Watusi' established Francisco Casavella as one of the most outstanding talents in Spanish literature. This novel, which explores the 'hows, whys, wherefores, and whats' of the Spanish transition, invites a rereading that confirms Casavella's vision as a mestizo guide who warns us that things are not always what they seem. In Barcelona, January 1995, Fernando Atienza, a declining opportunist, is commissioned to prepare a confidential report on a shadowy character who frequents both the courts and the gossip press. In a context of democratic dissolution, Atienza immerses himself in the history of his city and country, as well as his own life, which began on August 15, 1971, when he and his friend Pepito el Yeyé chased the Watusi throughout Barcelona to warn him that he was wanted for the rape and murder of the daughter of the neighborhood leader. Francisco Casavella passed away in 2008 while working on a novel that revisited the character of Fernando Atienza. This edition recovers the novel in a single volume, with the author's final corrections and prologues by Kiko Amat, Carlos Zanón, and Miqui Otero.
Francisco Casavella was the pseudonym of Francisco Garcia Hortelano, a Spanish novelist.
