by Eduardo Mendoza · Suhrkamp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518386422
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«Die Stadt der Wunder» is the historical novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Suhrkamp in paperback (503 pages, in German).
The novel is set in a Barcelona in full transformation between the Universal Exposition of 1888 and that of 1929. Its protagonist, Onofre Bouvila, arrives from the provinces and makes his way in the metropolis: his rise intertwines with urban speculation, political unrest, high society, and the underworld.
Work originally written in Spanish as «La ciudad de los prodigios» (1986); the 1999 German edition, translated by Peter Schwaar, is number 2142 of Suhrkamp Taschenbuch.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction interested in turn-of-the-century Barcelona and the narrative of Eduardo Mendoza.
Eduardo Mendoza Garriga is a Spanish novelist, playwright, and essayist. His first novel, La Verdad sobre el Caso Savolta, published in 1975, reflected the social changes as Spain transitioned to democracy, and was very successful. His 1986 novel, La Ciudad de los Prodigios, is widely acclaimed, and he is also known for his "mad detective" parody novels, in particular El Laberinto de las Aceitunas.
