While the Women Are Sleeping

Javier Marías

Startling.

The New York Times Book Review

A dozen unforgettable stories by one of the most original writers at work today (Wyatt Mason, The New York Times Book Review).

While the Women Are Sleeping

Fiction by Javier Marías

Translated from Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa

Slippery figures in anomalous situations – ghosts, spies, bodyguards, criminals – haunt these stories by Javier Marías: the characters come bearing their strange and special secrets, and never leave our minds. In one story, a man obsessed with his much younger lover endlessly videotapes her every move, and then confides his surprising plans for her; in another a ghost can’t stop resigning from his job. Masterfully, Marías manages in a small space to perplex and delight. “The short story fits Marías like a glove,” as Le Point noted. His stories have been hailed as “formidably intelligent” (The London Review of Books), “a bracing tonic” (The Chicago Tribune), and “startling” (The New York Times Book Review).

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Paperback(published Nov, 29 2012)

ISBN
9780811219143
Price US
14.95
Price CN
16
Trim Size
5x8
Page Count
138

Clothbound(published Nov, 29 2012)

ISBN
9780811216630
Price US
21.95
Trim Size
5x8
Page Count
176

Ebook(published Nov, 29 2012)

ISBN
9780811219358
Price US
14.95
Page Count
176
Portrait of Javier Marías

Javier Marías

Contemporary Spanish novelist

Startling.

The New York Times Book Review

Formidably intelligent.

London Review of Books

These stories provide a fascinating insight into the development of a great writer; particularly his experimentation with voice and subject matter.

The Independent