by Eduardo Mendoza · Planeta Pub Corp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432206405
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«Sin noticias de Gurb» is the satirical novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Planeta Pub Corp in paperback (139 pages, in Spanish).
An alien disappears in pre-Olympic Barcelona after taking the form of singer Marta Sánchez. His companion goes out to find him and recounts the adventure in a diary: a satirical tour of the city that portrays its customs and absurdities, and ultimately reveals, behind the grotesque masks, the face of today's urban man.
The cover indicates the Biblioteca Breve collection. The work was published in 1991; this paperback edition has 139 pages.
For readers who appreciate satire and absurd humour, with elements of science fiction and contemporary Spanish narrative.
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.
