An Olympic Death by Manuel Montalban
As Barcelona prepares for the Olympics, the city is turned over to make way for new roads, new stadia and the giant prawns of Mariscal. Pepe Carvalho?who remembers the good old days when a hammer was always to be found with a sickle?is forced to work for Olympic entrepreneurs whose only game plan is to make a fast buck. As Carvalho tries to come to terms with the new values of the present, his life - gastronomic, amatory and professional confronts the disillusion of middle age.
Montalb?n writes with authority and compassion - a Le Carr?-like sorrow * Publishers Weekly *
If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of Carvalho..now's the time. He's the most original detective to come along in an age and the mix of political intrigue, Barcelona Style, and Catalan cooking tips, makes for a great read * Venue ?Montalb?n *
s Barcelona has a truly great sense of place. Essential pre-Olympics reading * Northern Echo *
If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of Carvalho..now's the time. He's the most original detective to come along in an age and the mix of political intrigue, Barcelona Style, and Catalan cooking tips, makes for a great read * Venue ?Montalb?n *
s Barcelona has a truly great sense of place. Essential pre-Olympics reading * Northern Echo *
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona in 1939. He was a journalist, novelist and creator of Pepe Carvalho, a fast-living, gourmet private detective. Montalbán won both the Raymond Chandler Prize and the French Grand Prix of Detective Fiction for his thrillers, which are translated into all major languages. He died in October 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852422578 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852422572 |
| Title | An Olympic Death |
| Author | Manuel Vázquez Montalbán |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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