Overview
UNO DE LOS COLUMNISTAS MÁS BRILLANTES, UN ESCRITOR FUNDAMENTAL DE LA LITERATURA CONTEMPORÁNEA EN ESPAÑOL
«Marías es sencillamente asombroso».Ali Smith
«Javier Marías es un escritor maravilloso».John Banville
«Quien no lea a Marías está condenado».The Nation
Este volumen reúne los últimos setenta y cinco artículos publicados por Javier Marías en el suplemento dominical El País Semanal entre el 31 de enero de 2021 y el 11 de septiembre de 2022.
Javier Marías empezó a escribir en El País Semanal en 2003 y durante casi dos décadas compartió sus reflexiones sobre la actualidad, así como sus recuerdos y aficiones, sus lealtades personales y culturales.
«Algunas tristezas nunca se pasan y algunas personas nunca se olvidan», recuerda al comienzo del artículo que da título a este libro, en el que rememora a su amigo Juan Benet, y afirma que prolongamos la vida de aquellos que nos marcaron «a base de preguntarnos qué habrían pensado de lo que hoy sucede».
Los lectores de Marías se plantean hoy, igual que hace él, qué habría escrito respecto a muchos de los sucesos ocurridos en el mundo desde que ya no está. Sí, nos falta su mirada sobre los hechos del presente.
El tono grave y la guasa conviven cuando trata temas como la ineptitud de los políticos, la maledicencia en las redes sociales, las actitudes irresponsables en pandemia, el deterioro en el uso de la lengua castellana, los smartphones como «instrumentos de vigilancia y control»... A estas piezas se suman otras sobre aspectos más personales y sus pasiones: el fútbol, el cine y las series, los libros, la música. Y los desternillantes cuentos que intercaló, protagonizados por personajes peculiares. Aunque sus aventuras quedaron inacabadas, gracias a la prosa magistral del autor dejan poso en la memoria del lector y no se olvidan.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
JAVIER MARÍAS’ LATEST BOOK OF ARTICLES:
ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT COLUMNISTS, A KEY WRITER IN CONTEMPORARY SPANISH LITERATURE
“Marías is simply amazing.” —Ali Smith
“Javier Marías is a wonderful writer.” —John Banville
“Anyone who doesn’t read Marías is doomed.” —The Nation
This volume brings together the last seventy-five articles published by Javier Marías in the Sunday supplement El País Semanal between January 31, 2021, and September 11, 2022.
Javier Marías began writing for El País Semanal in 2003, and for almost two decades shared his reflections on current affairs, as well as his memories and hobbies, his personal and cultural loyalties.
“Some sorrows never go away and some people are never forgotten,” he recalls at the beginning of the article that gives this book its title, in which he remembers his friend Juan Benet and affirms that we prolong the lives of those who have left their mark on us “by asking ourselves what they would have thought of what is happening today.”
Marías’ readers wonder today, same as he did, what he would have written about many of the events that have taken place in the world since he is no longer with us. Yes, we miss his perspective on current events.
A serious tone and humor coexist when he addresses issues such as the ineptitude of politicians, slander on social media, irresponsible attitudes during the pandemic, the deterioration of the Spanish language, smartphones as “instruments of surveillance and control”... These pieces are joined by others on more personal issues, as well as his passions: soccer, movies and TV series, books, music. And the hilarious stories he interspersed, featuring peculiar characters. Although their adventures remained unfinished, thanks to the author’s masterful prose, they leave a lasting impression on the reader’s memory and are not forgotten.
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