Obra Maestra (2022) May 2026

In 2005, the museum discovered that the sculpture, which had been in a storage warehouse since 1990, had vanished.

(2022) is a non-fiction novel by Spanish journalist and author Juan Tallón . It investigates the bizarre, real-life disappearance of a massive 38-ton sculpture from the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid. Core Mystery: The Missing Sculpture

The story is told through over 70 different voices , including museum directors, security guards, politicians, art experts, and the artist himself. Obra maestra (2022)

Tallón uses a "polyphonic" narrative technique to reconstruct the events. The guide to the book's structure includes:

The work consisted of four massive steel blocks weighing a total of 38 tons . In 2005, the museum discovered that the sculpture,

It received the European Novel Prize "Casino de Santiago" in 2024.

Beyond the mystery, it explores the bureaucracy of art institutions, the concept of artistic value, and the absurdity of contemporary life. Recognition The novel has been highly acclaimed in European literature: Core Mystery: The Missing Sculpture The story is

The central tension of the book is how something so physically massive and difficult to move could simply "evaporate" without a trace. Narrative Style