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Javier Marías

1951 - 2022

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Javier Marías Franco (20 September 1951 – 11 September 2022) was a Spanish author, translator, and columnist. Marías published fifteen novels, including A Heart So White (Corazón tan blanco, 1992), Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí, 1994) and the Your Face Tomorrow trilogy, widely regarded as his greatest achievement. In addition to his novels, he also published three collections of short stories and various essays. As one of Spain's most celebrated novelists, his books have been translated into forty-six languages and sold close to nine million copies internationally. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Marías is the 1,447th most popular writer (down from 1,296th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from Spain (down from 431st in 2019) and the 46th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Javier Marías ranks 1,447 out of 7,302. Before him are Kenji Miyazawa, Hierocles of Alexandria, Guillaume de Lorris, Francesco Maria Piave, Du Mu, and Christine Nöstlinger. After him are Alice Walker, Salawat Yulayev, José de Espronceda, Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus, Marie Anne Lenormand, and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Javier Marías ranks 88. Before him are Karekin II, Fatmir Sejdiu, Barry Marshall, Lou Ferrigno, Gustavo Santaolalla, and Kazumi Takada. After him are Sydne Rome, Shigemi Ishii, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Frank Wilczek, Kate Atkinson, and Joe Lynn Turner. Among people deceased in 2022, Javier Marías ranks 97. Before him are Viktor Saneyev, Wim Jansen, Leonel Sánchez, Peter Bogdanovich, Saul Kripke, and Michel Bouquet. After him are Toshiki Kaifu, Patrick Tambay, David Warner, Jürgen Grabowski, Valeri Polyakov, and Borislav Ivkov.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Javier Marías ranks 488 out of 3,355. Before him are Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias (1657), Jabir ibn Aflah (1100), Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Eleanor of Alburquerque (1374), Violant of Aragon (1236), and Quique Setién (1958). After him are Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre (1363), Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (1953), Al-Mundhir of Córdoba (842), Erwig (642), Remedios Varo (1908), and Federico Mayor Zaragoza (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Javier Marías ranks 46. Before him are Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (912), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Pío Baroja (1872), José de Acosta (1540), and Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993). After him are José de Espronceda (1808), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Rafael Alberti (1902), Ausiàs March (1400), and Sabino Arana (1865).

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