Si yo amaneciera otra vez

This volume is a heartfelt tribute by Javier Marías to the figure and literature of William Faulkner—one of the twentieth century’s most important writers and the 1950 Nobel Prize laureate. Its prologue serves as a clear statement of intent: "If the only way for Faulkner to be more widely read and remembered again is not to lead with his books—as would be fitting—but rather with his persona, his sayings, and his anecdotes (that is, with what he did not write), then one must yield and give it a try." Thus, in these pages, Marías sketches the portrait of an enigmatic, shy, and impertinent figure who took his work so seriously, yet took himself so lightly.