Book: Sin noticias de Gurb lv30?? by Eduardo Mendoza
Genre: sf
Length: 192 pages
Is there an ebook available?: yes
Is there an audiobook available?: yes 
Variety of Spanish: Castillan (author from Barcelona, Spain)
Summary - Spanish
Perdido en la Barcelona preolÃmpica, el extraterrestre Gurb pone al servicio de su supervivencia la extraña cualidadde adoptar el aspecto que le plazca. Se pierde con la apariencia de Marta Sánchez, mientras su compañero alienÃgena inicia su búsqueda. Por su diario personal vamos conociendo las increÃbles peripecias de un extraterrestre en Barcelona. En este relato de carácter paródico y satÃrico, la invención de Eduardo Mendoza convierte la Barcelona cotidiana en el escenario de una carnavalada tras la cual se revela el verdadero rostro del hombre urbano actual.
Summary - English
Lost in pre-Olympic Barcelona, the extraterrestrial Gurb puts at the service of his survival the strange quality of adopting any appearance he pleases. He gets lost with the appearance of Marta Sanchez, while his alien companion begins his search. Through his personal diary we learn about the incredible adventures of an extraterrestrial in Barcelona. In this parodic and satirical story, Eduardo Mendoza’s invention turns everyday Barcelona into the scene of a carnival behind which the true face of today’s urban man is revealed.
Why are you nominating this book: The author is pretty famous, he even got the Cervantes prize. This novel is pretty short, and from what the author said, it is supposed to be rather easy to read(to a native speaker at least).
