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Javier Marías

Spanish writer (1951-2022) · Spain · Writers · Died at 70

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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.

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2022Died11 September 20222013Prix FormentorAward2012National Novel PrizeAward2011Austrian State Prize for European LiteratureAwardInternational Nonino PrizeAward2010America Award in LiteratureAward2008Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José DonosoAward2003Miguel Delibes Journalism PrizeAward1997Nelly Sachs PrizeAward1996Prix Femina étrangerAward1995Rómulo Gallegos PrizeAward1951Born20 September 1951

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Prix Formentor2013
National Novel Prize2012
International Nonino Prize2011
Austrian State Prize for European Literature2011
America Award in Literature2010
Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso2008
Miguel Delibes Journalism Prize2003
Nelly Sachs Prize1997
Prix Femina étranger1996
Rómulo Gallegos Prize1995
Fastenrath Award

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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).

Country
Spain
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1951 to 2022 · aged 70

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