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Berta Isla

Berta Isla( )
Author: Marias, Javier
ISBN:978-0-241-98355-3
Publication Date:Dec 2019
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Imprint:Penguin UK
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $22.99
Book Description:

'For a while, she wasn't sure that her husband was her husband. Sometimes she thought he was, and sometimes not.' Berta and Tomas meet in Madrid and, though both young, they decide to spend their lives together. Eighteen and betrothed, Tomas leaves to study at Oxford. His talent for languages quickly catches the interest of a certain government agency, but Tomas resists their offers - until one day he makes a mistake that will affect the rest of his life, and that...
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Book Details
Pages:544
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Thrillers / Espionage
Fiction / Family Life / General
Fiction / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.8 x 19.6 x 3.4 cm
Book Weight:0.374 Kilograms
Author Biography
Marias, Javier (Author)
Javier Marías Franco (born 1951) was a Spanish author of novels, collections of short stories and essays. He studied philosophy and literature at the Complutense University of Madrid, 1968-1973. His first novel, The Dominions of the Wolf, was published in 1971. Some of his books included All Souls, A Heart So White, Dark Back of Time, Tomorrow in the Battle Think of Me, and other works. He was also a translator. He translated English literary works into the Spanish language during the 1970s and beyond. They include such authors as Updike, Hardy, Conrad, Faulkner and other well-known authors. Javier Marías was a columnist. He made regular contribution to La Pais. His column, La Zona Fantasma, appeared in the monthly magazine, The Believer. He received numerous awards and honors. Javier Marías contracted COVID-19. Later, he died of pneumonia in Madrid, on September 11, 2022, at age 70.

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