Málaga Novel Prize Winner
PEN Translates Award Winner
Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize Longlist

“An appealing mix of traditional storytelling and literary gamesmanship.” —New York Times Book Review

“Poignant and unsettling . . . with excellent comedic sensibility. . . . In its use of consequential-but-impossible elements, its inventive style, and its rich psychological realism Centroeuropa further undermines the literary-genre divide. . . . Highly recommended.” —Locus

“Centroeuropa not only provides a timely reminder of the death toll mounted by profiteering warmongering leaders, but at the same time also deconstructs narrative conventions, analyzes the artifice of identity, and critiques the capitalist patriarchal system, all while succeeding as an engaging and entertaining mystery told in an evocative period setting.” —Arts Fuse

“Extraordinary. . . . Engaging, forceful, powerful.” —Speculative Fiction in Translation

“Mora populates [Centroeuropa] with a cast of memorable characters . . . on the way to a last act that features both nightmarish imagery and a stirring finale. The result will appeal to readers who like their historical novels with an eccentric twist and a dash of Nabokovian playfulness.” —Publishers Weekly

“A suspenseful story enhanced by touches of magical realism, Redo’s gender fluidity, and recurrent shifts in time between past and present. The translation is brilliant and honors the author’s twin aspirations of peace for humanity and a fulfilling life for the individual.” —Library Journal

“Mora’s surreal premise and understated tone subtly mask a pointed critique of governments that don’t hesitate to send their citizens into battle while refusing to face the consequences of those fateful decisions. A quietly moving parable on the painful, unacknowledged legacy of war.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A multi-layered experiment by a master storyteller.” —Historical Novels Review

“Impeccable, from beginning to end.” —El País

“Mora embarks on a radical adventure in a Europe ravaged by wars and revolutions that has no reference in our current literature.” —La Vanguardia

“Vicente Luis Mora is one of the best writers Spain has today.” —El Mundo

“Dazzling.” —Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, author of The Night

“Amazing. . . . A novel of buried secrets, elliptical storytelling, and lovely surprises.” —Lincoln Michel, Counter Craft Substack