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absurd
absurdity
adventure
alienation
aliens
Author_Eduardo Mendoza
Barcelona
Category=FBA
chaos
comedy
conflict
confusion
connection
contradiction
contrast
culture
culture shock
danger
diary
disguise
Earth
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exploration
Extraterrestrial
friendship
Gurb
humor
identity
intelligence
interaction
irony
journey
lighthearted
lively
misunderstanding
mystery
narrative
observation
partner
reflection
satire
search
self-discovery
shape-shifting
social critique
society
space
transformation
Western
Product details
- ISBN 9781846590160
- Weight: 162g
- Dimensions: 130 x 200mm
- Publication Date: 29 Mar 2007
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A shape-shifting extraterrestrial named Gurb has disappeared in Barcelona, having assumed the form of Madonna, whose image he glimpses on a street poster. His partner, desperate to get him back, goes about trying to find him in a more discreet guise, scrupulously writing his observations in a diary ...No stone is left unturned, no danger too much, in the search for his old pal Gurb in the topsy-turvy world of planet Earth. "No Word From Gurb" is a riotous satire highlighting the contradictions of Western society in a lively, intelligent and sweetly ironic way.
Eduardo Mendoza is a celebrated Spanish novelist. He won the Premio Planeta prize in 2010 for his novel Rina de gatos: Madrid, 1936. His other novels include The City of Marvels, The Year of the Flood and The Mystery of the Enchanted Crypt. He lives in Barcelona, Spain. About the translator: Nick Caistor's translations include The Buenos Aires Quintet by Manuel Vazquez Montalban and works by Eduardo Mendoza, Juan Marse, Alan Pauls and Guillermo Orsi.
