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 1996, he published his third major Barcelona novel, this time set in the 1940s, Una comedia ligera (A Light Comedy).Īlso within Mendoza's work stands the saga of Ceferino, a peculiar character, a detective locked up in a mental hospital. It was adapted to the screen by Mario Camus in 1999. 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 18. A year later he was awarded the Critic Prize. 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. 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. 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.

He maintained an intense relationship with novelists Juan Benet and Juan García Hortelano, poet Pere Gimferrer and writer (and neighbour) Félix de Azúa. Eduardo Mendoza Garriga studied law in the first half of the 1960s and lived in New York between 19, working as interpreter for the United Nations.

Sin noticias de Gurb by Eduardo Mendoza