by Eduardo Mendoza · CIRCULO DE LECTORES · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422665847
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«Una comedia ligera» is the literary fiction novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (435 pages, in Spanish).
Set in postwar Barcelona, it follows a mature playwright who sees his works go out of fashion while he wavers between romantic entanglements. What seems like a comedy of manners changes with the appearance of a crime and a police investigation, and the novel becomes an intermittent detective narrative, with irony and humor.
The work was published in 1997.
Recommended for readers of contemporary Spanish fiction who appreciate humor and detective intrigue.
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.
