La ciudad de los prodigios (edición especial)

In the period between the two Barcelona Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929, against the backdrop of a tumultuous, bustling, and picturesque city—both real and imagined—we witness the adventures of Onofre Bouvila, an impoverished immigrant, distributor of anarchist propaganda, and street vendor of hair growth tonic, and his rise to the pinnacle of financial and criminal power. Mendoza offers us a new and highly original incarnation of the picaresque novel and a brilliant imaginative carousel of local myths and festivities. A satirical and playful fantasy whose solid initial realistic foundation does not preclude unrestrained fabulation. This edition commemorates the 40th anniversary of its publication with special features: a hardcover with dust jacket, tinted inserts, and a new introduction by Eduardo Mendoza.