Pure urban weirdness. Think The Name of the Rose meets The Matrix by way of Charles Bukowski. Some readers find the philosophical digressions slow, but fans love its brave blending of high literature, drug trips, and horror. 8.5/10 3. Los libros proféticos de Mendelssohn (The Prophetic Books of Mendelssohn) – 2023 His most recent big novel. A sprawling, intellectual horror story about a missing composer whose music can literally change reality. A journalist and a musicologist hunt for the lost scores while being pursued by a shadowy cabal.
Minimalist and terrifying. It feels like a long nightmare. Best read in one sitting. 8/10 5. La locura de nuestro tiempo (The Madness of Our Time) – 2015 A fragmented novel about a journalist investigating a series of suicides in Bogotá’s university. Mendoza uses real testimonies, news clippings, and fictional diary entries.
Mendoza goes global. This leaves Bogotá for Europe and weaves in conspiracy theory, music theory, and apocalyptic prophecy. It’s ambitious, sometimes bloated, but contains some of his most beautiful writing. 8/10 4. Apocalipsis (Apocalypse) – 2020 A short, intense punch. Set during the COVID-19 lockdown. A writer alone in his apartment slowly realizes that the plague isn’t just a virus — it’s a symptom of a metaphysical collapse. Strange graffiti appears, neighbors vanish, and time loops.
Novelas — De Mario Mendoza
Pure urban weirdness. Think The Name of the Rose meets The Matrix by way of Charles Bukowski. Some readers find the philosophical digressions slow, but fans love its brave blending of high literature, drug trips, and horror. 8.5/10 3. Los libros proféticos de Mendelssohn (The Prophetic Books of Mendelssohn) – 2023 His most recent big novel. A sprawling, intellectual horror story about a missing composer whose music can literally change reality. A journalist and a musicologist hunt for the lost scores while being pursued by a shadowy cabal.
Minimalist and terrifying. It feels like a long nightmare. Best read in one sitting. 8/10 5. La locura de nuestro tiempo (The Madness of Our Time) – 2015 A fragmented novel about a journalist investigating a series of suicides in Bogotá’s university. Mendoza uses real testimonies, news clippings, and fictional diary entries. novelas de mario mendoza
Mendoza goes global. This leaves Bogotá for Europe and weaves in conspiracy theory, music theory, and apocalyptic prophecy. It’s ambitious, sometimes bloated, but contains some of his most beautiful writing. 8/10 4. Apocalipsis (Apocalypse) – 2020 A short, intense punch. Set during the COVID-19 lockdown. A writer alone in his apartment slowly realizes that the plague isn’t just a virus — it’s a symptom of a metaphysical collapse. Strange graffiti appears, neighbors vanish, and time loops. Pure urban weirdness
