Spanish novelist, journalist and translator (born 1951)

Javier Marías

Javier Marías Franco was a Spanish author, translator, and columnist. Marías published fifteen novels, including A Heart So White, Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me 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.

Born

1951

September 20

Died

2022

Era

1950s

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Javier, in brief

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2022 Died

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1058 Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland.
1066 At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin.
1187 Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
1260 The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.

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The world in 1951

When Javier arrived

april 11 Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.
april 11 The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
april 17 The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
april 22 Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.

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Arthur 1486–1502 prince of Wales (born 1486) Asia Argento 1975– Italian actress Colin Fraser Barron 1893– Scottish-Canadian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1958) Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen 1778–1852 Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (born 1778) Gain 1987– South Korean singer George R. R. Martin 1948– American novelist and short story writer Guy Lafleur 1951–2022 Canadian ice hockey player (born 1951) Jean-Jacques Dessalines 1758–1806 Haitian commander and politician, Governor-General of Haiti (born 1758) Jim Taylor 1935– American football player and sportscaster (died 2018)

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Alley Mills 1951– American actress Andrei Kozyrev 1951– Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia Ashok Gehlot 1951– Indian politician, 21st Chief Minister of Rajasthan Barry Marshall 1951– Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Bobby Jones 1951–1971 American basketball player Bootsy Collins 1951– American singer-songwriter and bass player Charly García 1951– Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player Chesley Sullenberger 1951– American airline pilot and safety expert Chris Cooper 1951– American actor

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