The Man of Feeling (Paperback)

from bodachliath

An intriguing and haunting meditation on the nature of love, loss and the space between dreams and memories.

from donato

It's taken me awhile to write this review. Because I'm trying to get a handle on my thoughts. I really liked the structure of the book. It turned a simple story into a suspenseful one too. Marquez-like, Marías blends past, present, future, memory and dream, but he adds something else to the mix: ...

from michaelbartley

this is a very interesting book that expores lonliness, art, and love the cover is has painting of edward hopper. perfect choice

from Michy

This novel certainly makes me want to read more Marias. The book's description as a story of a love affair between an opera singer and a married woman sounds simple and straightforward, but Marias' style makes it much more than it would have been in less capable hands. Much of the story is relate...

from stillatim

Not quite up to Marias' usually high standards, but perhaps a good place to start nonetheless, because it's a much easier read than his later work, and more similar to them than the other earlier novel that you can easily find in English, 'All Souls.' Here his method of juxtaposing a few stories ...