The Man of Feeling
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2012
Summary
Javier Marias’s stylish novel about the birth and death of a passion, new to Penguin Modern Classics
On a train journey from Paris to Madrid a young opera singer becomes fascinated by those in his compartment—a middle-aged businessman, his alluring wife and their male travelling companion. Soon his life of constant travel, luxury hotels, rehearsal and performance will become entangled with these three people, and the singer will find himself fatefully consumed by Natalia’s beauty.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141389257 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141389257 |
| Author: | Javier Marías |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 112g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Marías is one of the best contemporary writers * J. M. Coetzee *
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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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