Author | Javier Marías |
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Original title | Corazón tan blanco |
Translator | Margaret Jull Costa |
Cover artist | Henri Gervex, Rolla - 1878 |
Language | Spanish |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Editorial Anagrama S.A., Barcelona |
Publication date | 1992 |
Publication place | Spain |
Published in English | 1995 (The Harvill Press) |
Media type | |
OCLC | 52084231 |
A Heart So White (Spanish: Corazón tan blanco) is a novel by Javier Marías which was first published in Spain in 1992. Margaret Jull Costa's English translation was first published by The Harvill Press in 1995. The book received the International Dublin Literary Award in 1997. In 2010, Alfaguara presented a commemorative edition for the 25th anniversary. It includes, in a case, two hardcover volumes: the novel and the dossier, with six texts by the author about his book, images of the original manuscript, reviews of the reception of the book, interviews, articles by specialists in the work by Marías and an unpublished letter from Juan Benet to Marías about the work.[1] An edition was published by Penguin Books in 2012, with an introduction by Jonathan Coe.[2]