1970s
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absurdity
Asylum
Author_Eduardo Mendoza
Barcelona
betrayal
Category=FF
chaos
convent
corruption
courage
crime
crime syndicate
crypt
danger
darkness
death
detective
disappearance
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family
girl
grit
humor
identity
intrigue
investigation
murder
mystery
narrative
nymphomaniac
plot
power
prostitute
revenge
sailors
scandal
secrets
sister
suicide
surprise
suspense
tension
thriller
underground
underworld
unraveling
violence
web
wit
Product details
- ISBN 9781846590511
- Weight: 191g
- Dimensions: 130 x 200mm
- Publication Date: 21 Oct 2008
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Released from an asylum to help with a police enquiry, the quick-witted and foul-smelling narrator delves deep into the underworld of 1970s Barcelona to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl from a convent school. Aided only by his ageing prostitute sister and the voluptuous nymphomaniac, Mercedes, the narrator's investigations take him deeper into a mystery involving murdered sailors, suicidal daughters, a web of organised crime and a secret, underground crypt. It is a hilarious detective romp through seedy underworld Barcelona.
Eduardo Mendoza was born in 1943 in Barcelona. He spent some years in New York working as an interpreter for the United Nations before returning to his native city. Other novels include No Word from Gurb (Telegram). Widely considered to be one of Spain's leading contemporary novelists, he has won many literary prizes internationally.
