by Javier Marías · Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789029076920
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«Een hart zo blank» is the Dutch version of the novel «Corazón tan blanco» by Javier Marías, published by Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V. in 2010, in paperback (316 pages, in Dutch).
The novel follows Juan Ranz, a newly married translator who, during his honeymoon, is assailed by a premonition about his father's family secrets. The story revolves around the dangers of listening and the difficult decision to know or ignore the truth, with the reflective and digressive prose characteristic of Marías.
Original work by Spanish author Javier Marías, published as «Corazón tan blanco» in 1992. This Dutch edition, translated by Aline Glastra van Loon, is part of the Meulenhoff Millennium collection.
For readers who want to discover one of Javier Marías's most celebrated novels in its Dutch translation, with the slow, speculative narrative style that defines the author.
Javier Marías Franco was a Spanish author, translator, and columnist. Marías published fifteen novels, including A Heart So White, Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me 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).
