Synopses & Reviews
Our hero, Gonewiththewind, has once again been released by the police from a lunatic asylum in Barcelona. This time his mission is to recover a briefcase filled with money lost under very peculiar circumstances.
Mysteries and mishaps follow each other at breakneck speed, as the hapless detective delves beyond humor and the absurd to the frontiers of the truly surreal.
Eduardo Mendoza was born in 1943 in Barcelona. He spent some years in New York working as an interpreter for the United Nations. His other novels include No Word from Gurb and The Mystery of the Enchanted Crypt (both available from Telegram).
Synopsis
A hilarious, gripping take on the traditional detective story.
About the Author
Eduardo Mendoza was born in 1943 in Barcelona. He spent some years in New York where he worked at the United Nations as an interpreter. He is widely considered to be one of the most important contemporary Spanish novelists and has won many prizes internationally. Nicholas Caistor is the author of Octavio Paz (Reaktion, 2006), editor of the two anthologies, and has translated many novels by Latin American and Spanish authors, including Juan Marse, Juan Carlos Onetti, Sergio Ramirez, Jose Saramago, Osvaldo and Dulce Chacon Nick Caistor won the Premio Inclan 2007