A Heart so White
$23.99
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2012
Summary
A breathtaking international bestselling novel about family secrets, and Javier Marias’s masterpiece.
In the middle of a family lunch, Teresa, just married, goes to the bathroom, unbuttons her blouse, and shoots herself in the heart. What made her kill herself immediately after her honeymoon? Years later, this mystery fascinates the young newlywed Juan, whose father was married to Teresa before he married Juan’s mother.
As Juan edges closer to the truth, he begins to question …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141199955 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141199954 |
| Author: | Javier Marías |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature
The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature * Boston Globe *I was enthralled * Marina Warner, Guardian *Marías’ challenging and seductive technique reaches its pinnacle in A Heart So White * The New York Times *The work of a supreme stylist … It is brilliantly done * James Woodall, The Times *As unique as it is brilliant… an entertaining and intelligent novel * Washington Post *
About The Author
Javier Marías
Javier Marias was born in Madrid in 1951 and died in 2022. He published fifteen novels, three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into forty-three languages and has won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious Dublin IMPAC award for A Heart So White. He held academic posts in Spain, the United States and in Britain, as Lecturer in Spanish Literature at Oxford University.
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