Books by Javier Marías
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me
by Javier Marías, translated by Margaret Jull Costa
“It’s deeply mysterious. One of the things I really love about this book is how Marías holds us at a distance from Victor. He’s the first-person narrator, but you’re left quite uncertain as to his drive and reasons for doing things. You wonder what’s happened, what sort of trouble he’s going to get into, and you’re also wondering why he’s doing this. But Marías does it in a way that doesn’t feel like withholding; it doesn’t feel artificial. You are with this person, but they’re unknown to you.” Read more...
Chris Power, Novelist
La vida y las opiniones del caballero Tristram Shandy
by Laurence Sterne, translated by Javier Marías
“Incluir a De nasis en mi lista ha sido, ahora me doy cuenta, mi forma de poder acabar nombrando la novela de Laurence Sterne, que no sólo fue y sigue siendo muy importante para mí, sino que, encima, es una especie de talismán personal; necesito que esté ahí en las ocasiones que lo merecen, como ésta misma.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Javier Marías were recommended
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La Bibliothèque invisible
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Mirabiblia: Catalogo ragionato di libri introvabili
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La vida y las opiniones del caballero Tristram Shandy
by Laurence Sterne, translated by Javier Marías -
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Nueva Enciclopedia
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The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas
by Marguerite Duras
Enrique Vila-Matas discute Los libros que le influyeron
Enrique Vila-Matas discute Los libros que le influyeron
‘Me gusta mostrar cierta moderación cuando se trata de inventar cosas …’ El escritor español Enrique Vila-Matas discute la importancia del riesgo en la escritura, la ‘crisis de la novela’, y cinco libros que han influenciado su propia escritura
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Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me
by Javier Marías, translated by Margaret Jull Costa -
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2666
by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer -
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Honeymoon
by Patrick Modiano, translated by Barbara Wright -
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Hurricane Season
by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes -
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A Perfect Spy
by John le Carré
The Best Literary Thrillers, recommended by Chris Power
The Best Literary Thrillers, recommended by Chris Power
For those with a taste for fine literature, but who also enjoy their fiction with a bit of suspense and momentum, the acclaimed novelist Chris Power—author of A Lonely Man—has put together a recommended reading list of five ‘literary thrillers’, including work by Fernanda Melchor, Roberto Bolaño and the Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano.
