by Eduardo Mendoza · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432220067
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«La verdad sobre el caso Savolta» is the novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Seix Barral in paperback (298 pages, in Spanish).
Barcelona, 1917-1919. Javier Miranda, protagonist and narrator, recounts the murder of the industrialist Savolta, owner of an arms company, amid the struggles between workers and employers. Mendoza combines detective intrigue, social satire and humour in a multi-layered plot.
It belongs to the Literatura Contemporánea collection from Seix Barral, number 14, and won the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana in 1976.
For readers of twentieth-century Spanish fiction seeking a blend of intrigue, humour and social criticism.
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.
