Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Spain
Pepe Carvalho is another detective who likes his food – so much so that there is a book of his recipes, along with more than a dozen novels, written between 1972 and 2000, three years before Vázquez Montalbán’s death. There is also a special tourist route around Barcelona for fans of Carvalho, who knows the seedy side of the city as well as the best restaurants. Political corruption and justice are themes that run throughout, alongside discourses on cultural identity, while two novels focus on sport, Offside and An Olympic Death. Vázquez Montalbán was a diehard Barcelona fan and leftist
芒塔尔班
西班牙
皮普·卡瓦罗是另一位好吃的侦探——这位书中人物的食谱甚至后来出版成了一本书。作者芒塔尔班自1972年到2000年写了超过一打以上的侦探小说,去世前三年才停笔。他塑造的人物侦探卡瓦罗有成群的粉丝,而在巴塞罗那还有一条因他的故事而知名的特殊旅游路线——卡瓦罗了解这个城市破敝肮脏的一面,也知道最好的餐馆。政治腐败和公正是作者所有作品中贯穿的主题,还有他对西班牙文化定位的长篇讨论。另有两部小说是以体育运动为焦点展开的——《越位》和《奥林匹克之死》。芒塔尔班是巴塞罗那的顽固热爱者,他还是一个左派人士。