Sin noticias de Gurb (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Eduardo Mendoza (Author)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 143 pages
• Publisher: Editorial Seix Barral (November 2001)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8432207829
• ISBN-13: 978-8432207822
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly funny, December 2, 1999

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Max (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sin Noticias De Gurb (Biblioteca breve) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

As a foreigner who has lived in Barcelona, this book was the most critical, humorous, and witty outlook on the average Catalan, and the average human. By far one of the funniest books I have read, and a brilliant piece of literature.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars relato de carácter paródico y satírico, September 15, 2002

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steve (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sin Noticias De Gurb (Biblioteca breve) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Perdido en la Barcelona preolímpica, el extraterrestre Gurb pone al servicio de su supervivencia la extraña cualidad de adoptar el aspecto que le plazca. Se pierde con la apariencia de Marta Sánchez, mientras su compañero alienígena inicia la búsqueda en la jungla urbana. Por su diario personal vamos conociendo las increíbles peripecias de un extraterrestre en Barcelona.
En este relato de carácter paródico y satírico la invención de Eduardo Mendoza convierte la Barcelona cotidiana y absurda en el escenario de una carnavalada. Tras las máscaras pintarrajeadas y grotescas se revela el verdadero rostro del hombre urbano actual y, tras el estilo literario, la acerada conciencia artística del escritor.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hilarity at its peak, February 24, 2000

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This review is from: Sin Noticias De Gurb (Biblioteca breve) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

The funniest book I have read in years! Imagine the Pope opening a bank account with 25 pesetas! A definite must read for anyone who needs a good laugh, and likes aliens.