by Javier Marías · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420402802
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«Mala índole» is Javier Marías's short story collection, published by Alfaguara in paperback (440 pages, in Spanish).
It brings together nearly all the stories Javier Marías considered «accepted and acceptable», including those from Mientras ellas duermen and Cuando fui mortal and others that are hard to find. The title story follows Ruibérriz de Torres during a film shoot in Mexico with Elvis Presley; mysterious doctors, bodyguards, ghosts and doubles also appear.
This edition belongs to Alfaguara's Hispánica collection and was published on 21 September 2012.
Recommended for readers of short fiction who want to start exploring Javier Marías's narrative.
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).
