The Remarkable Journey of Pomponio Flato

5 hrs. 53 min.

Language Russian

Author Eduardo Mendoza

Narrator Irina Vorobyova

Description

The Roman philosopher and naturalist Pomponius Flatus is searching for a mythical river whose water has marvelous properties. But fate leads him to Nazareth, where an execution of a local carpenter is about to take place—he is accused of killing a wealthy townsman. The carpenter’s little son doesn’t believe his father is guilty and hires Pomponius Flatus to find the real killer. They act clumsily, guided more by good intentions than by common sense, and as a result they repeatedly find themselves not only in comic but also in deadly dangerous situations. However, persistence and faith in justice, together with the capricious Fortune’s favor, lead them to the solution of astonishing secrets.

The novelist and playwright Eduardo Mendoza is deservedly considered one of the largest Spanish writers of our time. His debut novel “The Truth About the Savolta Case” (1975) became a landmark work of the era that began in Spain after Franco’s death. “The City of Marvels” became an international bestseller and was successfully adapted for film by director Mario Camus. In his later works, Mendoza’s exceptional talent for parody and satire is revealed ever more brightly, brilliantly embodied in “The Incredible Journey of Pomponius Flatus.”