A Heart So White by Javier Marias
Juan knows little about his widowed father Ranz, a man with a troubled past. If he has been told no lies, that is because he has asked no questions. All he does know is that before marrying Juan s mother, Ranz was married to her elder sister and she had committed suicide. However the truth begins to be spelled out once Juan has been married to Luisa, who turns discreet confessor to the old man. What gradually emerges is a repetition of scenes Juan has already witnessed in his travels of a married man blackmailed by his mistress in a Havana hotel, of a woman in New York pursuing a sequence of lovers through the lonely-hearts columns. With remarkable skill and delicacy Javier Marias produces a startling picture of two generations and two marriages, and of the secret commerce between spouses that rests on the gossamer-thin threads of an unspoken accord.Javier Marias was born in the city of Madrid in the year 1951. He has published thirteen novels, three story collections, and nineteen works of collected articles and essays, and has won numerous awards, including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize and the Prix Femina etranger. His works have been translated into forty-three languages and sold in fifty-two countries, with over seven million copies sold worldwide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781860463396 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860463398 |
| Title | A Heart So White |
| Author | Javier Marias |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1997-06-19 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1997, Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1997 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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