by William Boyd · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420442006
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«Armadillo» is the mystery and suspense novel by William Boyd, published by Alfaguara in paperback (496 pages, in Spanish).
Lorimer Black, a man of orderly life, discovers the corpse of a hanged man when he goes to a work appointment. That finding begins to crumble his certainties. William Boyd combines intrigue and humor to portray the absurdity of urban life in London, where the unexpected can alter even the most ordinary existence.
The Spanish translation is by Eva Cruz and Beatriz Marín. «Armadillo» was originally published in 1998.
For readers of contemporary fiction and mystery looking for an ironic novel about the chaos hidden behind orderly urban life.
William Andrew Murray Boyd is a British novelist, short story writer screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his novels, which include A Good Man in Africa (1981), Any Human Heart (2002), and Restless (2006), many of which have received critical acclaim and literary awards. Boyd has also written screenplays for film and television, including Chaplin (1992), and directed the World War I drama The Trench (1999). His work is characterised by its narrative vitality and range, earning him numerous accolades including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Costa Book Award. A number of his works are what he describes as "whole-life" novels which follow a protagonist through the highs and lows of a varied and often remarkable life. He regularly fuses fact with fiction and his lead characters encounter well-known historical figures. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to literature. John Self, writing for The Booker Prizes, described Boyd’s work as “vigorous, entertaining novels” produced by an “exceptionally fertile imagination,” and praised his fiction as “fully committed to his stories and characters.”
