The Love Parade
By Sergio Pitol
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Following the chance discovery of certain documents, a historian sets out to unravel the mystery of a murder committed in his childhood Mexico City home in the autumn of 1942. Mexico had just declared war on Germany, and its capital had recently become a colorful cauldron of the most unusual and colorful of the European ilk: German communists, Spanish republicans, Trotsky and his disciples, Balkan royalty, agents of the most varied secret services, opulent Jewish financiers, and more.
As the historian-turned-detective begins his investigation, he introduces us to a rich and eccentric gallery of characters, the media of politics, the newly installed intelligentsia, and beyond. Identities are crossed, characters are confounded; Pitol constructs a novel that turns on mistaken identities, blurred memories, and conflicting interests, and whose protagonist is haunted by the ever-looming possibility of never uncovering the truth. At the same time a fast-paced detective investigation and an uproarious comedy of errors, this novel cemented Pitol’s place as one of Latin America’s most important twentieth-century authors. Winner of the Herralde Prize in 1984, The Love Parade is the first installment of what Pitol would later dub his Carnival Triptych.
“This novel is not only the best that Pitol has written, but one of the best novels in Mexican literature.” —Sergio González Rodríguez, La Jornada
“Sergio Pitol in the splendor of his mastery. A great novel.” —Florian Borchmeyer, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Sergio Pitol
Escritor nacido en la ciudad de Puebla en 1933. Cursó sus estudios de Derecho y Filosofía en la Ciudad de México. Es reconocido por su trayectoria intelectual, tanto en el campo de la creación literaria como en el de la difusión de la cultura, especialmente en la preservación y promoción del patrimonio artístico e histórico mexicano en el exterior. Ha vivido perpetuamente en fuga, fue estudiante en Roma, traductor en Pekín y en Barcelona, profesor universitario en Xalapa y en Bristol, y diplomático en Varsovia, Budapest, París, Moscú y Praga. Galardonado con el Premio Juan Rulfo en 1999 y el Premio Cervantes en 2005, por el conjunto de su obra.
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