Literary Lives

In his Literary Lives, which has attracted great attention in many countries, Spanish novelist and essayist Javier Marías presents the short life stories of famous writers to the readers with a caring and respectful, but also quite sarcastic approach.

From Faulkner and Conrad to James Joyce and Henry James, from Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson to Turgenev and Thomas Mann, from Rainer Maria Rilke and Malcolm Lowry to Rimbaud and Oscar Wilde, from Misima to Laurence Sterne. e, he almost turns many writers into novel characters without deviating from the facts, with the belief that this is their secret wish.

In the "Women Who Passed Away" section, women who became the center of attention or inspired great writers with their extraordinary lives are described. At the end of the book, Marías interprets the poses, moods and facial expressions of his favorite writers with a playful look, accompanied by selections from his own postcard collection. Literary Lives is a real literary festival.



Number of Pages: 196

Year of Printing: 2008


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Can Yayınları

First Printing Year: 2008

Number of Pages: 196

Language Turkish