One of Spain’s most prestigious novelists Javier Marías of the past half-century has died, his publisher said Sunday. He was 70 at the time of his death.
Sources had reported that Marías passed away in a hospital after battling a lung infection.
Marías was the author who had written over 15 novels. His best-known novels include “Corazón tan Blanco” (“Heart So White”), “Todas las Almas” (“All Souls), and “Mañana en la Batalla piensa en mí” (“Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me”). Many of his works have been translated into English and other languages.
He was considered for years to be the leading Spanish candidate to win the Nobel Prize for Literature since Camilo José Cela was awarded the honor in 1989.
“(This is) a sad day for Spanish literature,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez tweeted. “Javier Marías, one of the greatest writers of our age, has left us. His immense body of work will be fundamental for Spanish literature. My condolences to his family and friends in these difficult moments.”
Source: Ghanfuo.com
