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Una pieza entre el humor y el género policíaco. Se trata de una obra de pocos personajes reunidos en un salón a lo largo de una noche. Hay malentendidos y confusiones; al final, se aclaran algunas cosas, no todas. “Quería escribir una comedia tradicional, una comedia de situaciones. Quería hablar del paso del tiempo, de las ilusiones, de los recuerdos, de las mentiras que nos cuentan los demás y de las que nos contamos nosotros mismos”, relata el autor.
126 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Eduardo Mendoza
90 books1,100 followersEduardo 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 economic reality of the Barcelona at the time. A year later he was awarded the Critic Prize.
His most acclaimed novel is probably La ciudad de los prodigios (The City of Marvels, 1986), about the social and urban evolution of Barcelona between the Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929. It was adapted to the screen by Mario Camus in 1999.
In 1996, he published his third major Barcelona novel, this time set in the 1940s, Una comedia ligera (A Light Comedy).
Also within Mendoza's work stands the saga of Ceferino, a peculiar character, a detective locked up in a mental hospital. The first of these novels, El misterio de la cripta embrujada (The Mystery of the Bewitched Crypt, 1979) is a parody with hilarious moments mixing detective stories with gothic narrative.
In the second novel of the saga, El laberinto de las aceitunas (The Labyrinth of the Olives, 1982) he confirms his talent as parodist; the novel is one of his most successful works. The third (and last) novel of the saga, La aventura del tocador de señoras (The Adventure of the Powder Room) was published in 2002.
The newspaper El País published two of his novels by instalments, Sin noticias de Gurb ( No Word from Gurb, 1990) and El último trayecto de Horacio Dos (The Last Journey of Horatio Dos, 2001).
In 1990, his work in Catalan Restauració made its debut. He later translated it into Spanish himself.
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 economic reality of the Barcelona at the time. A year later he was awarded the Critic Prize.
His most acclaimed novel is probably La ciudad de los prodigios (The City of Marvels, 1986), about the social and urban evolution of Barcelona between the Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929. It was adapted to the screen by Mario Camus in 1999.
In 1996, he published his third major Barcelona novel, this time set in the 1940s, Una comedia ligera (A Light Comedy).
Also within Mendoza's work stands the saga of Ceferino, a peculiar character, a detective locked up in a mental hospital. The first of these novels, El misterio de la cripta embrujada (The Mystery of the Bewitched Crypt, 1979) is a parody with hilarious moments mixing detective stories with gothic narrative.
In the second novel of the saga, El laberinto de las aceitunas (The Labyrinth of the Olives, 1982) he confirms his talent as parodist; the novel is one of his most successful works. The third (and last) novel of the saga, La aventura del tocador de señoras (The Adventure of the Powder Room) was published in 2002.
The newspaper El País published two of his novels by instalments, Sin noticias de Gurb ( No Word from Gurb, 1990) and El último trayecto de Horacio Dos (The Last Journey of Horatio Dos, 2001).
In 1990, his work in Catalan Restauració made its debut. He later translated it into Spanish himself.
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February 9, 2020
Obra de teatro, de enredos entre dos parejas que comparten la gestión de una editorial que está en bancarrota y necesitan un inversor.
Me ha decepcionado. Pese a que en la sinopsis habla de carcajadas, no me ha arrancado ni una sonrisa. Me esperaba bastante más. Las situaciones descritas son demasiado tópicas, así como los personajes. Quizás era lo que buscaba el autor, pero no me ha convencido.
Me ha decepcionado. Pese a que en la sinopsis habla de carcajadas, no me ha arrancado ni una sonrisa. Me esperaba bastante más. Las situaciones descritas son demasiado tópicas, así como los personajes. Quizás era lo que buscaba el autor, pero no me ha convencido.
November 18, 2025
fuera bromas , de las peores mierdas que he leído. he leído reseñas y no una menciona lo machista qué es este libro hasta el punto de que un personaje anima a otro a violar a una de las mujeres mientras está inconsciente y luego el violador dice que tuve un tiempo fantástico que la mujer. pero vamos a ver que estoy leyendo bro. pero que asco. ha sido una experiencia tediosa la verdad , y mira que tiene poco más de 100 páginas. patético.
January 5, 2023
Divertido como siempre. Un autor que nunca falla
April 19, 2025
En un pis de Barcelona 4 treballadors d'una editorial tenen una coversa sobre el futur de la seva empresa. Novel•la teatral amb un to humorístic
March 31, 2016
Previsible y lleno de clichés de principio a fin. Tiene algunos monólogos interesantes, pero se cuentan con los dedos de una mano.
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