Javier Marías

Todas as Almas' coincide com um nome bem conhecido em Oxford, All Souls, e este romance conta a história dos dois anos nebulosos e singulares que o autor passou em sua Universidade. Oxford é uma cidade que está fora do mundo e fora do tempo, e fora de ambos vivem os cativantes personagens que são ao mesmo tempo …

When I Was Mortal is a short story collection by the Spanish writer Javier Marías. It was translated into English by Margaret Jull Costa and published in the United States in 2002 by New Directions.

A gem of a Marías story: Elvis and his entourage abandon their translator in a seedy cantina full of enraged criminals. “It all happened because of Elvis Presley.” Elvis, down south of the border to film a movie, has insisted his producers hire a proper Spaniard so that he can pronounce his few lines in Spanish with a …