{"product_id":"when-i-was-mortal-9780307950789","title":"When I Was Mortal","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJAVIER MARÍAS 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 Étranger. He died in 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Margaret Jull Costa\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410100654354,"sku":"9780307950789","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9183bae-c4ef-4ebe-b007-cf37713bc1b8.jpg?v=1729301712","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-i-was-mortal-9780307950789","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}