Javier Marias

Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me is a riveting novel of infidelity and a man trapped by a terrible secret.Marta has only just met Victor when she invites him to dinner at her Madrid apartment while her husband is away on business. When her two-year-old son finally falls asleep, Marta and Victor retreat to the bedroom. Undressing, she feels...

A book by Spain's greatest living writer weaves fiction and fact into a completely original and unforgettable hybrid.Called by its author a "e;false novel,"e; Dark Back of Time begins with the tale of the odd effects of publishing All Souls, his witty and sardonic 1989 Oxford novel. All Souls is a book Maras swears to be fiction, but...

A dozen stories by Javier Maras, "e;the most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature"e; (The Boston Globe).Victims of mistaken identity, sponging relatives, amateur sleuths, eavesdroppers, professional liars, assassins, and failed bodyguards populate the short stories in When I Was Mortal. Plots turn on curious...

Monumentalna powieść uznana przez krytyków literackich na świecieza jeden z najlepszych utworów współczesnej literatury.Jacques lub Jaime lub Jacobo Deza przygląda się nieznanym twarzom otaczających go ludzi. Przygląda się swojej twarzy. Odkrywa, że pozornie spokojny, zachodni świat, w którym żyjemy, toczy trucizna zdrady i przemocy.To coś więcej...

The impact of Communism on the twentieth century was massive, equal to that of the two world wars. Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, historians knew relatively little about the secretive world of communist states and parties. Since then, the opening of state, party, and diplomatic archives of the former Eastern Bloc has released a flood...

Ideas, Experience, and ProspectsThinking on development informs and inspires the actions of people, organizations, and states in their continuous effort to invent a better world. This volume examines the ideas behind development: their origins, how they have changed and spread over time, and how they may evolve over the coming decades. It also...