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- Born
- 20 Sep 1951
- Died
- 11 Sep 2022
- Works
- 126
Top works
- Algunos atentados de Javier Marías contra la gramática, el lenguaje, la razón y el buen gusto
- The Library of the Lost
- Mitologías
- Mitologías
- Demain Dans la Batail Pe
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Javier Marías Franco (20 September 1951 – 11 September 2022) was a Spanish author, translator, and columnist. Marías published fifteen novels, including A Heart So White (Corazón tan blanco, 1992) and Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí, 1994). In addition to his novels, he also published three collections of short stories and various essays. As one of Spain's…
Known for
- ¡Qué grande es el cine! — Self - Panelist1995
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Javier Marías Franco , ( 1951-09-20 ) 20 September 1951, Madrid , Spain
- Died
- 11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) (aged 70), Madrid, Spain
- Occupation
- Novelist translator columnist
- Notable works
- All Souls , A Heart So White , Tomorrow In The Battle Think On Me , Your Face Tomorrow
- Relatives
- Julián Marías (father) Jess Franco (uncle) Ricardo Franco (cousin)
- Preceded by
- Fernando Lázaro Carreter
- Succeeded by
- Javier Cercas
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Javier
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Madrid
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Father
- Julián Marías
- Occupation
- editor
- Educated at
- Complutense University of Madrid
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- A Heart So White
- Official website
- javiermarias.es
- Image
- Javier Marías (Feria del Libro de Madrid, 31 de mayo de 2008).jpg
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- member of
- Royal Spanish Academy
- influenced by
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- handedness
- left-handedness
- name in native language
- Javier Marías
- writing language
- Spanish
- date of death
- 2022-09-11
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12749
- Santa Cruz County
- relative
- Ricardo Franco
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Encyclopedic overview
Javier Marías Franco ( Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ maˈɾias ˈfɾaŋko]; 20 September 1951 – 11 September 2022) was a Spanish author, translator, and columnist. Marías published fifteen novels, including A Heart So White (Corazón tan blanco, 1992), Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí, 1994) and the Your Face Tomorrow trilogy, widely regarded as his greatest achievement. In addition to his novels, he also published three collections of short stories and various essays. As one of Spain's most celebrated novelists, his books have been translated into forty-six languages and sold close to nine million copies internationally. He received several awards for his work, such as the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (1995), the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (1997), the International Nonino Prize (2011), and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature (2011).
Marías studied philosophy and literature at the Complutense University of Madrid before going on to teach at several universities, including his alma mater, universities in Oxford and Venice, and Wellesley College in Massachusetts. In 1997, he was awarded the title of King of the Kingdom of Redonda by its predecessor Jon Wynne-Tyson for his understanding of the kingdom and for mentioning the story of one of its previous kings, John Gawsworth, in his novel All Souls (Todas las almas, 1989).
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