Leonardo's Bicycle

by Paco Ignacio Taibo

Jose Daniel Fierro interrupts his work on a novel (this one, in fact) in order to investigate the disappearance of a young female basketball player from the U.S., whom he has adored from afar. His path is crossed by spies, notorious anarchists, and crime reporters as the action shifts between 1920s Barcelona and Mexico City. Leonardo da Vinci's invention of the bicycle, 400 years before the first was built, looms over the entire story as a paradigm which "had demonstrated the impossibility of the realm of the impossible, and had thereby thrown open the door to hope."

Editions of Leonardo's Bicycle

	ISBN 9780892965892	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Grand Central Pub	Date 1995	Price $1.00	Like New
	ISBN 9780446404914	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Grand Central Pub	Date 1996	Price $1.00	Used, Very Good

Publisher Notes

In smoggy Mexico City, the famous crime novelist Jose Daniel Fierro longs to make love to the beautiful blonde American basketball player he watches on ESPN. Then she disappears and Jose must know why. in 1920s Spain, A diminutive Spanish reporter, accused of "crime against opinion," risks his life to find the famous anarchist who may be Jose Fierro's grandfather. In Vietnam, 1974, a CIA agent watches the violent fall of Saigon -- and begins his own war of madness.

Media Reviews

"Like Dickens, Taibo sets vividly described characters in manic motion, challenging readers to decipher what they're up to and how thier separate pursuits are interconnected....Dazzling if dense, entertainment."

Synopses

"Another entertaining, fast-paced detective story (1996), featuring protagonist Josâe Daniel Fierro. Novel set alternately in today's Mexico City and Ciudad Juâarez, Renaissance Italy, and modern Barcelona follows a suspenseful plot combined with political and social commentary. Excellent colloquial translation; no notes. Author's endnote sheds light on some characters and references"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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