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 ReviewsA 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 ofchurros. No stone is left unturned in the search for his old pal Gurb. Will Barcelona survive this alien invasion? Will the captain ever find his subordinate? Are there enoughchurros in Barcelona to satisfy his intergalactic appetite?Eduardo Mendoza was born in 1943 in Barcelona. He spent some years in New York working as an interpreter for the United Nations before returning to his native city. His other novels includeThe Truth About the Savolta Case, The City of Marvels, andThe Year of the Flood. "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 ReviewsA 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 ofchurros. No stone is left unturned in the search for his old pal Gurb. Will Barcelona survive this alien invasion? Will the captain ever find his subordinate? Are there enoughchurros in Barcelona to satisfy his intergalactic appetite?Eduardo Mendoza was born in 1943 in Barcelona. He spent some years in New York working as an interpreter for the United Nations before returning to his native city. His other novels includeThe Truth About the Savolta Case, The City of Marvels, andThe Year of the Flood. " | No Word From Gurb by Eduardo Mendoza, Paperback | Indigo Chapters