{"product_id":"when-i-was-mortal-javier-mar-as-paperback","title":"When I Was Mortal -- Javier Marías, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwelve short stories by \"the most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)--and the award-winning, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictims of mistaken identity, sponging relatives, amateur sleuths, eavesdroppers, professional liars, assassins, and failed bodyguards populate the short stories in When I Was Mortal. Plots turn on curious exigencies--a woman about to star in her first porn film; a night doctor who adds new meaning to \"specialist\"; a ghost whose neglect is greatly resented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Javier Mar?as\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307950789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJAVIER MAR?AS was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published fifteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Heart So White, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into forty-four languages, has sold more than eight and a half million copies worldwide, and has won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Prix Femina ?tranger. He died in 2022. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Margaret Jull Costa","brand":"Javier Marías","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46116126294244,"sku":"9780307950789","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780307950789.jpg?v=1740926770","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/when-i-was-mortal-javier-mar-as-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}