Thus Bad Begins

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ISBN: 9780241972816

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503 pages2016Penguin Books, LimitedISBN 9780241972816

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Madrid, 1980. Juan de Vere, nearly finished with his university degree, takes a job as personal assistant to Eduardo Muriel, an eccentric, once-successful film director. Urbane, discreet, irreproachable, Muriel is an irresistible idol to the young man. But Muriel's voluptuous wife, Beatriz, inhabits their home like an unwanted ghost; and on the periphery of their lives is Dr. Jorge Van Vechten, a family friend implicated in unsavory rumors that Muriel now asks Juan to investigate. As Juan draws closer to the truth, he uncovers only more questions. What is at the root of Muriel's hostility toward his wife? How did Beatriz meet Van Vechten? What happened during the war? Marías leads us deep into the intrigues of these characters, through a daring exploration of rancor, suspicion, loyalty, trust, and the infinitely permeable boundaries between the deceptions perpetrated on us by others and those we inflict upon ourselves.

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Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
Published: 2016
Pages: 503
ISBN: 9780241972816

About Unknown Author

Javier Marías Franco (Madrid, 20 de septiembre de 1951-Madrid, 11 de septiembre de 2022) fue un escritor, traductor y editor español, miembro de número de la Real Academia Española desde 2008 hasta su fallecimiento. Su obra *Corazón tan blanco* (1992), en la que se mezclan novela y ensayo, tuvo un gran éxito tanto de público como de crítica, fue traducida a decenas de lenguas, se convirtió en uno de los puntos de referencia del denominado hibridismo genérico, y supuso su consagración como escritor. Su siguiente novela, *Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí* (1994), recibió importantes premios en Europa y América, incluyendo el Premio Rómulo Gallegos (la primera vez que este galardón se otorgó a un español) y el Premio Fastenrath, de la Real Academia Española. ---------- Javier Marías Franco (Madrid, September 20, 1951 - Madrid, September 11, 2022) was a Spanish writer, translator, and editor, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy from 2008 until his death. His work *Corazón tan blanco* (1992), a blend of novel and essay, was a huge success with both the public and critics, was translated into dozens of languages, became one of the reference points of so-called generic hybridism, and marked his consecration as a writer. His next novel, *Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí* (1994), received important awards in Europe and America, including the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (the first time this award was given to a Spaniard) and the Fastenrath Prize from the Royal Spanish Academy.