Rufus Battle reaches the end of his trilogy «The three laws of motion»In perfect condition and with full powers. Eduardo Mendoza It keeps us fit and well fed to undertake this unique triptych adventure. Confirming Rufo Batalla a leading role in deliveries, somehow the mythical Ceferino Sugranes he finds his nemesis in him. And in the synthesis we all find a story that will gain ground over time, when Mendoza's work begins to be analyzed with that holistic notion of the writer entrusted to the testimony of his time ...
Rufo Batalla's adventures seem to be heading for a backwater when he marries a rich heiress, but he can't forget Prince Tukuulo and his exquisite wife. Spain's troubled political transition has given way to economic prosperity that seems destined to never end.
Meanwhile, the fall of the Berlin Wall culminates a process of transformation that heralds the collapse of the USSR, and suddenly what seemed crazy, the conquest of the kingdom of Livonia, becomes possible. Always for reasons beyond his control, Rufo Batalla travels to London, New York, Vienna or Moscow and faces unusual situations, forced to play roles that he would never have chosen. But when he discovers that the Soviet intelligence service is after the prince, Rufo realizes that family life and that of a secret agent are not easy to reconcile.
The reader assists the social phenomena of the final stage of the XNUMXth century through the priceless gaze of a Rufus Batalla divided between a placid existence and his commitment to the pretender to an operetta throne. Nothing that happens to him, however, makes him lose his composure. The end of the century heralds irreversible changes, but there will always be some certainties: faith in reason, art, and the sparkling and sharp prose of the great storyteller Eduardo Mendoza.
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