by Eduardo Mendoza · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422623533
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«La ciudad de los prodigios» is the picaresque novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (426 pages, in Spanish).
The action is set in Barcelona between the two Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929 and follows Onofre Bouvila, a destitute immigrant who, amid misery and crime, rises to financial and criminal power. The novel is a satirical chronicle and a portrait of the city, where historical reality merges with fiction.
The novel was originally published in 1986 and received the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona de Literatura in the Spanish language; the present edition is from 1994.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and contemporary Spanish narrative interested in the literary portrait of Barcelona between 1888 and 1929.
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.
