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EL ÚLTIMO LIBRO DE ARTÍCULOS DE JAVIER MARÍAS: UNO DE LOS COLUMNISTAS MÁS BRILLANTES, UN ESCRITOR FUNDAMENTAL DE LA LITERATURA CONTEMPORÁNEA EN ESPAÑOL
«Marías es sencillamente asombroso». --Ali Smith
«Javier Marías es un escritor maravilloso». --John Banville
«Quien no lea a Marías está condenado». --The Nation
Este volumen reúne los últimos setenta y cinco artículos publicados por Javier Marías en el suplemento dominical El País Semanal entre el 31 de enero de 2021 y el 11 de septiembre de 2022.
JAVIER MARÍAS' LATEST BOOK OF ARTICLES: ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT COLUMNISTS, A KEY WRITER IN CONTEMPORARY SPANISH LITERATURE "Marías is simply amazing." --Ali Smith "Javier Marías is a wonderful writer." --John Banville "Anyone who doesn't read Marías is doomed." --The Nation This volume brings together the last seventy-five articles published by Javier Marías in the Sunday supplement El País Semanal between January 31, 2021, and September 11, 2022.
Javier Marías began writing for El País Semanal in 2003, and for almost two decades shared his reflections on current affairs, as well as his memories and hobbies, his personal and cultural loyalties. "Some sorrows never go away and some people are never forgotten," he recalls at the beginning of the article that gives this book its title, in which he remembers his friend Juan Benet and affirms that we prolong the lives of those who have left their mark on us "by asking ourselves what they would have thought of what is happening today." Marías' readers wonder today, same as he did, what he would have written about many of the events that have taken place in the world since he is no longer with us. Yes, we miss his perspective on current events. A serious tone and humor coexist when he addresses issues such as the ineptitude of politicians, slander on social media, irresponsible attitudes during the pandemic, the deterioration of the Spanish language, smartphones as "instruments of surveillance and control"... These pieces are joined by others on more personal issues, as well as his passions: soccer, movies and TV series, books, music. And the hilarious stories he interspersed, featuring peculiar characters. Although their adventures remained unfinished, thanks to the author's masterful prose, they leave a lasting impression on the reader's memory and are not forgotten.
Review Quotes: Sobre el autor han dicho:
«Siempre que leo a MarÃ-as tengo la sensaciÃ3n que estoy escuchando una sinfonÃ-a».
Julia Navarro, Hoy por Hoy
Alberto Olmos, El Confidencial «Sea lo que sea que creamos que vaya a suceder mientras leemos, estamos eligiendo pasar tiempo en compañÃ-a de un autor. En el caso de Javier MarÃ-as, se trata de una buena decisiÃ3n; su mente es profunda, aguda, a veces chocante, a veces hilarante, y siempre inteligente».
Edward St.Aubyn, New York Times Book Review «Estamos ante un escritor que ha asimilado a la perfecciÃ3n aquella tÃ(c)cnica del fragmento de vida, la secuencia temporal, que nos legara el gran Maupassant, y reelaborase para la modernidad el mismÃ-simo Faulkner».
Jesðs Ferrer, La RazÃ3n «Javier MarÃ-as puede bien ser el màs grande novelista sobre la tierra [...] Està destinado a ganar el Premio Nobel de Literatura en algðn momento, asÃ-que mejor asegurarse de que uno tiene algo que decir cuando eso ocurra».
Benjamin Eastham, The Spectator «MarÃ-as posee una infrecuente capacidad para hechizar la imaginaciÃ3n de sus lectores. Es màs que un mero cuentista: es un manipulador del alma que puede arrojar a sus lectores a nuevos estados de percepciÃ3n. Toda una hazaña para cualquier escritor».
New York Journal of Books