An Englishman in Madrid

Eduardo Mendoza

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MacLehose Press
27 June 2023

History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction; Fiction in translation; Spanish Civil War

"""A funny, gripping and perfectly balanced blend of P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene"" Independent

""Highly enjoyable read"" Spectator

Anthony Whitelands, an English art historian, is invited to Madrid to value the collection of a Spanish duke. At a welcome lunch he encounters Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder and leader of the Falange, a nationalist party whose antics are bringing the country ever closer to civil war.

The paintings turn out to be worthless, but before Whitelands can leave for London the duke's daughter Paquita reveals a secret and genuine treasure, held for years in the cellars of her ancestral home. Afraid that the duke will cash in his wealth to finance the Falange, the Spanish authorities resolve to keep a close eye on the Englishman, who is also being watched by his own embassy.

As Whitelands - ever a fool for a pretty face - vies with Primo de Rivera for Paquita's affections, he learns of a final interested party: Madrid is crawling with Soviet spies, and Moscow will stop at nothing to secure the hidden prize.

Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor"

By: Eduardo Mendoza
Imprint: MacLehose Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781529429374
ISBN 10: 1529429374
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 27 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eduardo Mendoza was born in Barcelona in 1943. He studied Law and worked as an U.N. interpreter in the United States for nine years. Prior to An Englishman in Madrid, his most acclaimed work was The City of Marvels. Nick Caistor's translations include The Buenos Aires Quintet by Manuel Vazquez Montalban and works by Eduardo Mendoza, Juan Marse, Alan Pauls and Guillermo Orsi.

Reviews for An Englishman in Madrid

'A funny, gripping and perfectly balanced blend of P G Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene' Christian House, Independent on Sunday. * Independent on Sunday * 'A highly enjoyable read [that] elegantly evokes the eccentricities of Spain's capital city' Miles Johnson, Spectator. * Spectator * 'This Englishman's excursion takes us to the very heart of Spain' Michael Kerrigan, T.L.S. * TLS *