by Javier Marías · Punto de Lectura · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466303101
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«Travesía del horizonte» is the adventure novel by Javier Marías, published by Punto de Lectura in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
An eccentric Captain Kerrigan organises an expedition to Antarctica for men of letters and scientists, but the voyage is the thread of a plot built as a story within a story. Kidnappings, mysterious manuscripts and Edwardian characters follow one another in a mocking homage to Conrad, Henry James and Conan Doyle.
Travesía del horizonte is Javier Marías's second novel and was originally published in 1972; the edition described here is from 2001.
A book for readers of Javier Marías and of the classic adventure novel who appreciate parody and narrative play.
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).
