Synopses & Reviews
"The singles scene of Barcelona's lonely low life. Sweet and seedy."-
Elle"An expertly constructed parable of human loneliness, brilliantly disguised as an extremely funny book."-Philadelphia Inquirer
"It's funny, dirty, sporadically grotesque and set in Barcelona. What more do you want?"-The Face
A night porter in a sleazy Barcelona hotel, the only thing the 40-year-old Antonio Castro has going for him is his resemblance to Frank Sinatra. Thinking he has nothing to lose, Antonio joins a lonely hearts club and into his life come a Prez Galds widow, a dwarf poet, a gay barman.
The Lonely Hearts Club is a novel of Barcelona. Its people and its places, the Ramblas, the Plaza Real, the Barrio Chino, are brought to life in a book that is outrageously funny but never loses sympathy with its characters.
Review
With its punchy language and outrageous surprises, Nuñezs work will appeal to all fans of the manic campery of Almodóvars filmsPatrick Gale
Review
This tough and funny story of low life in Barcelona manages to convey the immense charm of that city without once mentioning Gaudi. It veers between the sordid and the sentimental but, with a drunks luck, never skids into either hole... a story of striking freshness Independent
About the Author
Raul Nuñez was born in Buenos Aires and lived in Barcelona from 1975 until his death in 1988.