The Lonely Hearts Club |
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| Author:
| Nuñez, Raul |
| Translator:
| Emery, Ed |
| Introduction by:
| Sampson, Kevin |
| Series title: | A Five Star Title Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85242-752-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2002 |
| Publisher: | Serpent's Tail Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $13.00 |
Book Description:
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A night porter in a sleazy Barcelona hotel, the only thing the forty-year-old Antonio Castro has going for him is his resemblance to Frank Sinatra. Thinking he has nothing to lose, Antonio joins a lonely hearts club and into his life come a Perez Galdos widow, a dwarf poet, a gay barman. The Lonely Hearts Club is a novel of Barcelona. Its people and its places, the Ramblas, the Plaza Real, the Barrio Chino, are brought to life in a book that is outrageously funny but never loses...
More DescriptionA night porter in a sleazy Barcelona hotel, the only thing the forty-year-old Antonio Castro has going for him is his resemblance to Frank Sinatra. Thinking he has nothing to lose, Antonio joins a lonely hearts club and into his life come a Perez Galdos widow, a dwarf poet, a gay barman. The Lonely Hearts Club is a novel of Barcelona. Its people and its places, the Ramblas, the Plaza Real, the Barrio Chino, are brought to life in a book that is outrageously funny but never loses sympathy with its characters.