by Jorge Volpi Escalante · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781947783331
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«Una novela criminal» is the novel by Jorge Volpi Escalante, published by Alfaguara in paperback (493 pages, in Spanish).
It reconstructs the Cassez-Vallarta case: the detention of Florence Cassez and Israel Vallarta in 2005, presented on television as a police operation and later dismantled as a setup. Jorge Volpi documents the judicial process, the invention of the Zodiac gang, and the political consequences between Mexico and France.
Winner of the 2018 Alfaguara Novel Prize, it belongs to the Narrativa Hispánica collection.
For readers interested in true crime, real judicial cases, and the intersection of journalism, politics, and narrative.
Jorge Volpi is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as In Search of Klingsor . Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the "Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct from magical realism and other trends of Latin American literature as they focus on the actions of characters and research into academic topics, especially history and science, and do not always focus on Latin American characters and settings. His work has been translated into twenty five languages and recognized with awards such as Biblioteca Breva Award and the Debate-Casa de América as well as a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation. In addition to his writing he has worked as a cultural attaché, the director of Canal 22 in the State of Mexico and is currently the director of the Festival Internacional Cervantino.
