by Eduardo Mendoza · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432231483
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«La verdad sobre el caso Savolta» is the novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Seix Barral in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
Barcelona, 1917-1919. Javier Miranda, protagonist and narrator, becomes involved in the labour conflicts of an arms company that supplied the Allies in the First World War and in the murder of the industrialist Savolta. The narrative combines detective intrigue with humour, irony and satire, with a nod to popular literature.
Originally published in 1975, it won the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana. This edition belongs to the Biblioteca de Bolsillo Eduardo Mendoza collection.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and mystery novels with a historical backdrop.
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.
