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Eduardo Mendoza

Born

in Barcelona, Spain

January 11, 1943

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Contemporary

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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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Average rating: 3.66 · 62,750 ratings · 4,133 reviews · 90 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sin noticias de Gurb 3.76 avg rating — 17,504 ratings — published 1990 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El misterio de la cripta embrujada 3.66 avg rating — 7,959 ratings — published 1978 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La verdad sobre el caso Savolta 3.86 avg rating — 6,000 ratings — published 1975 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La ciudad de los prodigios 3.86 avg rating — 5,223 ratings — published 1986 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riña de gatos: Madrid 1936 3.54 avg rating — 4,158 ratings — published 2010 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El asombroso viaje de Pomponio Flato 3.50 avg rating — 3,664 ratings — published 2008 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El laberinto de las aceitunas 3.73 avg rating — 3,362 ratings — published 1982 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La aventura del tocador de señoras 3.78 avg rating — 3,218 ratings — published 2001 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El enredo de la bolsa y la vida 3.51 avg rating — 1,758 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El secreto de la modelo extraviada 3.56 avg rating — 1,291 ratings — published 2015 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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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

tags: humor

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“Siempre se piensa mejor con el estómago lleno, dicen los que tienen estómago.”
― Eduardo Mendoza

tags: humor

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Woda różana i chleb na sodzie | Marsha Mehran

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Prawda o Sprawie Savolty | Eduardo Mendoza

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