New Marías for HH, as Penguin scoops backlist

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 11:15 Hamish Hamilton has acquired award-winning Spanish author Javier Marías' new novel, The Infatuations with a five-figure advance, with Penguin Modern Classics scooping seven titles from his backlist in a simultaneous deal also worth five figures. Marías was born in Madrid in 1951, and his fiction has been translated into 40 languages and published in 50 countries. A Heart So White, which scooped the IMPAC Award in 1997, has sold two million copies worldwide, according to Penguin. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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