by Leonardo Padura · Maxi-Tusquets · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788411073509
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In 'Decent People', Leonardo Padura immerses us in an intriguing story that intertwines two eras in Havana. In 2016, the city prepares for the visit of Barack Obama, a Rolling Stones concert, and a Chanel fashion show, but tranquility is interrupted by the murder of a former Cuban leader. Mario Conde, the well-known detective, is called in to solve the case, which leads him to unearth dark secrets from the past. Simultaneously, the novel transports us to Havana a century ago, a vibrant and uninhibited city under the threat of Halley's Comet. As Conde investigates, he discovers unexpected links between the present and the past, revealing a complex and fascinating plot.
Leonardo de la Caridad Padura Fuentes is a Cuban novelist and journalist best known for his Mario Conde detective novels and for El hombre que amaba a los perros (2009). In 2012, Padura was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award. In 2015, he was awarded the Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras of Spain.
