{"product_id":"when-i-was-mortal-paperback","title":"When I Was Mortal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJavier Mar?s\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve short stories by \"the most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e)--and the award-winning, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictims of mistaken identity, sponging relatives, amateur sleuths, eavesdroppers, professional liars, assassins, and failed bodyguards populate the short stories in When I Was Mortal. Plots turn on curious exigencies--a woman about to star in her first porn film; a night doctor who adds new meaning to \"specialist\"; a ghost whose neglect is greatly resented.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAVIER MARﾍAS was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published fifteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Infatuations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Heart So White, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into forty-four languages, has sold more than eight and a half million copies worldwide, and has won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Prix Femina ﾉtranger. He died in 2022. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Margaret Jull Costa\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47253877162233,"sku":"9780307950789","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/XJ-LiVIRvp9780307950789.webp?v=1768709362","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/when-i-was-mortal-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}