L’écrivain espagnol Javier Marias est mort

LE MONDE : Figure de proue de la littérature espagnole, l’auteur avait 70 ans. Il est mort dimanche à Madrid des suites d’une pneumonie.

Javier Marias dans son appartement, à Madrid, en Espagne, le 19 décembre 2017. QUIM LLENAS / GETTY IMAGES
L’écrivain espagnol Javier Marias, dont l’œuvre a été traduite dans plus de quarante langues et dans près de soixante pays, est mort, dimanche 11 septembre, à Madrid à l’âge de 70 ans, a annoncé sa maison d’édition, Alfaguara, dans un communiqué. « Avec une énorme tristesse, en notre nom et au nom de la famille, nous avons le regret d’annoncer que notre grand auteur et ami Javier Marias est décédé cet après-midi à Madrid », écrit Alfaguara. Le communiqué précise qu’il souffrait « depuis quelques semaines d’une pneumonie qui s’est aggravée ces dernières heures ». Selon le quotidien El Mundo, il s’agissait d’une pneumonie « provoquée par le Covid » et qui a entraîné son hospitalisation pendant de longs mois. » | Le Monde avec AFP | dimanche 11 septembre 2022

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