by Eduardo Mendoza · Edicions 62 · tapa dura · ISBN 9788429775877
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«La ciutat dels prodigis» is the historical and picaresque novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Edicions 62 in hardback (448 pages, in Catalan).
The novel follows Onofre Bouvila, a young man of humble origins who arrives in a Barcelona in the midst of transformation and ends up becoming a powerful businessman. It describes the 1888 Universal Exposition, the Eixample and the tensions between rich and poor. Between historical chronicle and picaresque, it portrays the construction of modern Barcelona.
The work was originally published in 1986 under the title «La ciudad de los prodigios». This Catalan edition, translated by Xavier Lloveras, belongs to the El Balancí collection.
A read for those interested in the historical novel and in the literary imaginary of Barcelona at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
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.
