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Archive for March, 2009
Eduardo Mendoza: No Word From Gurb
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Posted in humour, Telegram Books, Mendoza, Eduardo, Spain, satire, first person narrator, humanity, relationships
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If aliens were to read Eduardo Mendoza's No Word From Gurb (1990) they may well determine that it suffers from 'structural simplicity'. While this is true, it makes it no ... Read more..