Traveler of the Century: A Novel

"A deeply erudite but wickedly entertaining novel, with passion as well as reason in the mix . . . [a] tour de force from the Argentinian-born prodigy." —Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
Winner of the Alfaguara Prize

Searching for an inn, the enigmatic traveler Hans stops in a small city on the border between Saxony and Prussia. The next morning, Hans meets an old organ-grinder in the market square and immediately finds himself enmeshed in an intense debate—on identity and what it is that define...