JAVIER MARÍAS was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published fifteen
novels, including The Infatuations and A Heart So White, as well as
three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays.
His work has been translated into forty-four languages, has sold
more than eight and a half million copies worldwide, and has won a
dazzling array of international literary awards, including the
prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Prix
Femina Étranger. He died in 2022.
Translated by Margaret Jull Costa
"A great writer." —Salman Rushdie
"A refreshing discovery... [they] should be welcomed here like a
bracing tonic." —Chicago Tribune
"Dazzling.... Javier Marías writes with elegance, with wit and with
masterful suspense." —The Times Literary Supplement
“His prose demonstrates an unusual blend of sophistication and
accessibility.” —The New Yorker
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