City of wonders
Mendoza, Eduardo, 1943-2022
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Stung by the realisation that his father is a fraud and a failure, Onofre Bouvila leaves a life of rural poverty to seek his fortune in Barcelona. The year is 1888, and the Catalan capital is about to emerge from provincial obscurity to take its place amongst the great cities of the world, thanks to the upcoming Universal Exhibition. Thanks to a tip-off from his landlord's daughter, Onofre gets his big break distributing anarchist leaflets to workers preparing for the World Fair. From these humble beginnings, he branches out as a hair-tonic salesman, a burglar, a filmmaker, an arms smuggler and a political dealmaker, in a mulifaceted career that brings him wealth and influence beyond his wildest dreams. But, just as Barcelona's rise makes it a haven for gangsters, crooks and spivs, vice begins to fester in Onofre's heart.
Main title:
City of wonders / Eduardo Mendoza ; translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor.
Author:
Mendoza, Eduardo, 1943-, authorCaistor, Nick, translator
Imprint:
London : MacLehose Press, 2022.
Collation:
416 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529410082 (pbk)
Dewey class:
863.64G
LC class:
PQ6663.E54
Local class:
AFPBK
Language:
EnglishSpanish
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BRN:
3009706