by Javier Marías · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420430959
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«Los dominios del lobo» is Javier Marías's first novel, published by Alfaguara in paperback (344 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is set in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century and starts from the disintegration of the Taeger family in 1922 to string together adventures that mix crime fiction, melodrama, the Civil War and gangster struggles. The whole is a parody and a homage to classic Hollywood.
Originally published in 1971, this edition is part of Alfaguara's Hispánica collection and includes a prologue and epilogue by the author.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and for those who enjoy genre blends and the world of classic Hollywood.
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).
