by Javier Marías · ALFAGUARA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420483573
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«Mano de sombra» is a collection of journalistic articles by Javier Marías, published by Alfaguara in hardback (336 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together 104 articles that Javier Marías wrote for the supplement El Semanal. In them he reflects on contemporary reality and everyday life with irony, imagination and an unpredictable gaze, alternating humour, melancholy and indignation without leaving the reader indifferent.
The book belongs to the Textos de escritor collection and was published in 1997. The articles appeared in El Semanal between 4 December 1994 and 24 November 1996.
Aimed at adult readers interested in opinion journalism and in Javier Marías's essayistic work.
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).
