“By far Spain’s best writer today.” –Roberto Bolaño
“The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature.” —Boston Sunday Globe
“Dazzling…. Javier Marías writes with elegance, with wit and with masterful suspense.”–The Times Literary Supplement
“Stylish, cerebral…Marías is a startling talent…His prose is ambitious, ironic, philosophical, and ultimately compassionate.” —The New York Times
