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Eduardo Mendoza


Born
in Barcelona, Spain
January 11, 1943

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Contemporary

Influences
Pío Baroja, Valle-Inclán, John Dos Passos ...more


Eduardo Mendoza Garriga studied law in the first half of the 1960s and lived in New York between 1973 and 1982, working as interpreter for the United Nations.

He maintained an intense relationship with novelists Juan Benet and Juan García Hortelano, poet Pere Gimferrer and writer (and neighbour) Félix de Azúa.

In 1975 he published his very successful first novel, La verdad sobre el caso Savolta (The Truth about the Savolta Case), where he shows his ability to use different resources and styles. The novel is considered a precursor to the social change in the Spanish post-Franco society and the first novel of the transition to democracy. He describes the union fights from the beginning of the 20th century, showing the social, cultural and econo ...more

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La ciudad de los prodigios
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Riña de gatos: Madrid 1936
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El asombroso viaje de Pompo...
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El laberinto de las aceitunas
3.73 avg rating — 3,775 ratings — published 1982 — 41 editions
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La aventura del tocador de ...
3.79 avg rating — 3,548 ratings — published 2001 — 43 editions
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Tres enigmas para la Organi...
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“Eran días de irresponsable plenitud, de felicidad imperceptible.”
― Eduardo Mendoza, La verdad sobre el caso Savolta
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“Que los dioses te guarden, Fabio, de esta plaga, pues de todas las formas de purificar el cuerpo que el hado nos envía, la diarrea es la más pertinaz y diligente.”
― Eduardo Mendoza
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“Siempre se piensa mejor con el estómago lleno, dicen los que tienen estómago.”
― Eduardo Mendoza
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