{"product_id":"when-i-was-mortal-isbn-9780307950789","title":"When I Was Mortal","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwelve short stories by \"the most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)—and the award-winning, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictims of mistaken identity, sponging relatives, amateur sleuths, eavesdroppers, professional liars, assassins, and failed bodyguards populate the short stories in When I Was Mortal. Plots turn on curious exigencies--a woman about to star in her first porn film; a night doctor who adds new meaning to \"specialist\"; a ghost whose neglect is greatly resented.\"A great writer.\" —Salman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A refreshing discovery... [they] should be welcomed here like a bracing tonic.\" —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dazzling.... Javier Marías writes with elegance, with wit and with masterful suspense.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“His prose demonstrates an unusual blend of sophistication and accessibility.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eJAVIER MARÍAS was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published fifteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Heart So White,\u003c\/i\u003e as well as three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into forty-four languages, has sold more than eight and a half million copies worldwide, and has won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Prix Femina Étranger. He died in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Margaret Jull Costa","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304862634213,"sku":"NP9780307950789","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307950789.jpg?v=1767743963","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/when-i-was-mortal-isbn-9780307950789","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}