Javier Marías

Javier Marías Franco (20 September 1951 – 11 September 2022) was a Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist.^[1] His best known works were A Heart So White (Corazón tan blanco, 1992) and Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí, 1994).^[2] He was one of Spain's most popular novelists.^[3]

Javier Marías
Marías in 2008
Born	Javier Marías Franco (1951-09-20)20 September 1951 Madrid, Spain
Died	11 September 2022(2022-09-11) (aged 70) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Novelist translator columnist
Notable works	All Souls, A Heart So White, Tomorrow In The Battle Think On Me, Your Face Tomorrow
Relatives	Julián Marías (father) Jess Franco (uncle) Ricardo Franco (cousin)
Website
javiermarias.es

He was honored with the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (1994), the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (1997), the International Nonino Prize (2011), and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature (2011).^[4]

Marías died of problems caused by COVID-19 in Madrid, on 11 September 2022, nine days before his 71st birthday.^[3][5]