Tomas Nevinson
Autor Javier Marias Traducere de Margaret Jull Costaen Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 mar 2023
'The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature' Boston Globe
Spain in the 1990s is beset by a simmering campaign of terror from Basque separatists ETA, with periodic atrocities shattering an illusory calm. Against this backdrop, retired British Secret Service member Tomás Nevinson - now living a quiet life in his hometown Madrid - is approached by his sinister former handler, Bertram Tupra, with an offer to bring him back in from the cold, for one last assignment: a favour for Tupra, for old times' sake, which is also a favour for a powerful Spanish friend.
His mission: to go back undercover, in a small Spanish town, to find out which of three women who moved there a decade ago is in fact an ETA terrorist, on loan from the IRA, now on the run and living there incognito.
Everything about the assignment is shadowy - from who exactly Nevinson will be working for to the question of what 'justice' he may need to mete out if he is somehow able to unmask one of the three women. But, still in his forties and lured by the appeal of once again being on the inside, he accepts the job.
As he gets closer to the three women, his task becomes ever harder. How - or who - to choose between these three? Intimately involved with each of them, as lover, colleague or friend, he can find no firm clue to resolve the question. But under increasing pressure from his paymasters, choose - and act - he apparently must . . .
Charting a world where right and wrong, and good and evil, are irreparably blurred, Javier Marías takes us on a journey of rare and unforgettable suspense in this, the final novel written before his untimely passing in 2022.
PRAISE FOR JAVIER MARÍAS:
'Unquestionably the most significant Spanish writer of his generation' Observer
'[Marías] uses language like an anatomist uses a scalpel to lay bare the innermost secrets of that strangest of species, the human being' W. G. Sebald
'One of the greatest contemporary novelists' Le Monde
'A great writer' Salman Rushdie
| Toate formatele și edițiile | Preț | Express |
|---|---|---|
| Paperback (1) | 95.29 lei Precomandă | |
| Penguin Books – 30 mar 2023 | 95.29 lei Precomandă | |
| Hardback (1) | 128.13 lei 25-31 zile | |
| Penguin Books – 30 mar 2023 | 128.13 lei 25-31 zile |
Preț: 128.13 lei
Preț vechi: 178.61 lei
-28% Nou
22.67€ • 26.59$ • 19.91£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 22-28 ianuarie 26
Specificații
ISBN-10: 0241568617
Pagini: 656
Dimensiuni: 159 x 238 x 48 mm
Greutate: 0.85 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
V-ar putea interesa
-
A Monstrous Regiment of WomenLaurie R. KingPreț: 98.87 lei -
F Is for FugitiveSue GraftonPreț: 56.81 lei -
Old ContemptiblesMartha GrimesPreț: 42.96 lei -
Powder BurnCarl HiaasenPreț: 100.29 lei -
The Cavalier in the Yellow DoubletArturo Perez-RevertePreț: 120.40 lei -
The Cat Who Lived HighLilian Jackson BraunPreț: 42.58 lei -
Design for MurderCarolyn HartPreț: 43.13 lei -
An Affair of State: A Gourmet Mystery in Eight CoursesRobert BenedettiPreț: 126.93 lei -
The Crime of Father AmaroJosé Maria de Eça de QueirósPreț: 127.58 lei -
Borges and The Eternal OrangutansMargaret Jull CostaPreț: 75.07 lei -
Your Face TomorrowJavier MaríasPreț: 170.13 lei -
Written LivesJavier MaríasPreț: 78.62 lei -
Before the FrostHenning MankellPreț: 104.85 lei -
Chesapeake Crimes IDonna AndrewsPreț: 98.22 lei -
-28%Preț: 63.38 lei88.53 lei -
Fallen HeroesBarry NugentPreț: 146.39 lei
Notă biografică
Javier Marías was born in Madrid in 1951 and died in 2022. He published fifteen novels, three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into forty-three languages and has won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious Dublin IMPAC award for A Heart So White. He was also a highly practised translator into Spanish of English authors, including Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Thomas Browne and Laurence Sterne. He held academic posts in Spain, the United States and in Britain, as Lecturer in Spanish Literature at Oxford University.
Descriere
THE GRIPPING FINAL NOVEL FROM THE GREATEST SPANISH WRITER OF HIS GENERATION, JAVIER MARÍAS
'The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature' Boston Globe
Spain in the 1990s is beset by a simmering campaign of terror from Basque separatists ETA, with periodic atrocities shattering an illusory calm. Against this backdrop, retired British Secret Service member Tomás Nevinson - now living a quiet life in his hometown Madrid - is approached by his sinister former handler, Bertram Tupra, with an offer to bring him back in from the cold, for one last assignment: a favour for Tupra, for old times' sake, which is also a favour for a powerful Spanish friend.
His mission: to go back undercover, in a small Spanish town, to find out which of three women who moved there a decade ago is in fact an ETA terrorist, on loan from the IRA, now on the run and living there incognito.
Everything about the assignment is shadowy - from who exactly Nevinson will be working for to the question of what 'justice' he may need to mete out if he is somehow able to unmask one of the three women. But, still in his forties and lured by the appeal of once again being on the inside, he accepts the job.
As he gets closer to the three women, his task becomes ever harder. How - or who - to choose between these three? Intimately involved with each of them, as lover, colleague or friend, he can find no firm clue to resolve the question. But under increasing pressure from his paymasters, choose - and act - he apparently must . . .
Charting a world where right and wrong, and good and evil, are irreparably blurred, Javier Marías takes us on a journey of rare and unforgettable suspense in this, the final novel written before his untimely passing IN 2022.
PRAISE FOR JAVIER MARÍAS:
'Unquestionably the most significant Spanish writer of his generation' Observer
'[Marías] uses language like an anatomist uses a scalpel to lay bare the innermost secrets of that strangest of species, the human being' W. G. Sebald
'One of the greatest contemporary novelists' Le Monde
'A great writer' Salman Rushdie