{"product_id":"9781846590160","title":"No Word From Gurb","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Literary Prozac.”— \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eduardo Mendoza is one of contemporary Spain’s most important writers.”— \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An accomplished literary novelist who knows how to entertain.”— \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 of \u003ci\u003echurros\u003c\/i\u003e . No stone is left unturned in the search for his old pal Gurb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Barcelona survive this alien invasion? Will the captain ever find his subordinate? Are there enough \u003ci\u003echurros\u003c\/i\u003e in Barcelona to satisfy his intergalactic appetite?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eEduardo Mendoza\u003c\/b\u003e 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 include \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About the Savolta Case\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eThe City of Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e , and \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Flood\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Telegram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050008953072,"sku":"9781846590160","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846590160_p0.jpg?v=1763746552","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846590160","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}