Overview:
These twelve elegant and masterly stories, never before available in English, make a wonderful introduction to the work of Spain's most important contemporary author. When I Was Mortal collects a dozen stories by Javier Marias, "justly considered the most talented Spanish author alive" (Il Messaggero). Victims of mistaken identity, amateur sleuths, professional liars, eavesdroppers, assassins, and failed bodyguards populate these remarkable tales. Plots turn on curious exigencies -- a woman about to star in her first porn film; a night doctor who adds new meaning to "specialist;" a neglectful ghost.
"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
"Javier Marias writes with elegance, with wit and with masterful suspense.” -- The London Times Literary Supplement
"Marías is a startling talent." -- The New York Times Book Review, Elizabeth Judd
"The short story fits Marias like a glove. This facet of his talent draws on and highlights the seasoned and curious kinship between Spanish black humor and scathing Anglo-Saxon irony.” -- Le Point
"These 12 stories show Marias at his most witty and sardonic...” -- World Literature Today, July 2000
"This is fiction clever enough to seem simple, devilish enough to seem innocuous.” -- The Times [London]
"When writers talk about craft, this is what they mean.” -- Chicago Tribune, Sara Miller, 16 July 2000
"Spins his characters and us in a perfect tale, as perfect as most, if not all, of the twelve.” -- Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy and the Humanities, Summer 2000
"Stylish, cerebral short stories....a startling talent... his prose is ambitious, ironic, philosophical and ultimately compassionate.” -- New York Times Book Review
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And Blessed Are The Ones Who Care For Their Fellow Men!
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