by Eduardo Mendoza · Rba · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447301256
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«La ciudad de los prodigios» is the novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by RBA in paperback (410 pages, in Spanish).
In the changing Barcelona between the Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929, Onofre Bouvila, a poor immigrant, rises from distributor of anarchist propaganda and street vendor of hair tonic to the summit of financial and criminal power. The novel mixes picaresque, history and fantasy, with echoes of historical figures and a flying saucer.
Third title in the Narrativa actual collection. Spanish-language authors, from RBA. The novel was originally published in 1986.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary Spanish literature, with humour and real and fictional characters.
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.
