by Eduardo Mendoza · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757849514
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«Trois vies de saints» is a collection of three stories by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Points in paperback (216 pages, in French).
Three characters who, without being saints, devote themselves entirely to an idea: a bishop stays with a Catalan family during a coup d'état; a son returns from Africa to collect a prize on behalf of his deceased mother; a prisoner discovers literature and becomes a successful author. Mendoza combines humour, tenderness and social criticism.
Translation from Spanish by François Maspero; the original work was published in 2009.
For readers of short fiction with humour and social criticism, especially those who enjoy translated 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.
