Eduardo Mendoza Garriga

Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (born 11 January 1943) is a Spanish novelist, playwright, and essayist. His first novel, La Verdad sobre el Caso Savolta (The Truth About the Savolta Case), published in 1975, reflected the social changes as Spain transitioned to democracy, and was very successful. His 1986 novel, La Ciudad de los Prodigios (The City of Marvels), is widely acclaimed, and he is also known for his "mad detective" parody novels, in particular El Laberinto de las Aceitunas (The Olive Labyrinth, 1982).