Description
Book SynopsisAn affectionate and very funny gallery of twenty great world authors from the pen of "the most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature" (
The Boston Globe).
Trade Review"Reading these portraits is addictive; one keeps turning pages in anticipation of Marías' keen and amusing analyses." -- Publishers Weekly
"It is difficult to be moderate about the charm of these brief portraits...Delicious, slyly ironic.... A delightful volume." -- Michael Dirda - The Washington Post Book World
"They may be miniatures, but they're curious, addictive, and profound in their brevity.... The next thing Marías deserves is the Nobel Prize." -- The Observer [London]
"His prose demonstrates an unusual blend of sophistication and accessibility." -- Wyatt Mason - The New Yorker
"A great writer." -- Salman Rushdie
"I am greatly impressed by the quality of Marías's writing." -- W. G. Sebald
"Javier Marías is in my opinion one of the best contemporary writers." -- J. M. Coetzee
"Mini-biographies of classic authors like Nabokov, Wilde, Rimbaud, Faulkner and Brontë written from the point of view of everything that went wrong in their lives. But funny! A must-read for any bibliophile." -- Caroline Stanley - Flavorwire
