by Javier Marías · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401570551
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«Mala índole» is a collection of short stories by Javier Marías, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (121 pages, in Spanish).
In the title story, Ruibrriz, a young Spaniard hired as a language adviser on the set of an Elvis Presley movie, finds himself caught in a spiral of misfortune. The glitter of Hollywood and the Mexican underworld collide when an altercation unleashes a nightmare of revenge and betrayal that haunts the protagonist.
The volume belongs to the «Relatos» collection from Plaza & Janés. Its full original title is «Mala índole: cuentos aceptados y aceptables».
For readers of contemporary fiction and admirers of Javier Marías's short stories.
Javier Marías Franco was a Spanish author, translator, and columnist. Marías published fifteen novels, including A Heart So White, Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me and the Your Face Tomorrow trilogy, widely regarded as his greatest achievement. In addition to his novels, he also published three collections of short stories and various essays. As one of Spain's most celebrated novelists, his books have been translated into forty-six languages and sold close to nine million copies internationally. He received several awards for his work, such as the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (1995), the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (1997), the International Nonino Prize (2011), and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature (2011).
