Literary Prozac. Cosmopolitan

Eduardo Mendoza is one of contemporary Spain s most important writers. The New York Times Book Review

An accomplished literary novelist who knows how to entertain. Kirkus Reviews

A shape-shifting extraterrestrial named Gurb has assumed the form of Madonna and disappeared in Barcelona s back streets. His hapless commander, desperately trying to find him, records the daily pleasures, dangers, and absurdities of our fragile world, while munching his way through enormous quantities of churros. No stone is left...