Vicenzo Fontano, the elderly owner of a bookshop, looks back over their conjoined lives on the eve of its closure for redevelopment by greedy speculators. Political and cultural dissidents, ... read more
Two experts incorporate much new evidence from wrecks and archives: this new book has a reasonable claim to be the definitive account of the Armada. Illustrated.
The plight of post-Civil War Madrid is told through the voices of over 300 characters. A new NYRB edition of this raucous, fragmentary novel, first published in 1950.
Nevinson, the retired spy whom we met in Berta Isla, becomes entangled in the lives of three women. The last novel by this late and much lamented author is labyrinthine and brilliant...
The penultimate novel by the great Marías, who very sadly died in September 2022. Themes, characters and ideas resurface throughout his work, both the standalone novels and the astonishing ... read more
The mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed with a sex tape from her student days and there are several interested parties who would gladly see her resignation. The first in a new series by ... read more