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ⓘ About Javier Cercas
Javier Cercas Mena is a Spanish writer of literary fiction and a University of Girona professor of Spanish literature. These are authors who have penned historical fiction works focused on the Francois state and the Spanish Civil War. Cercas Mena has become something of an expert in the period as he was born and grew up just in time for the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship of Franco. Cercas Mena was born to a rural veterinarian in Estremadura but in 1966 when he was just four years old his family moved. He would then spend much of his childhood in Tarragona in Catalonia and went to study with the Jesuits. When he was about fifteen, he began reading Jorge Luis Borges and this would be the birth of his passion for writing.
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The Blind Spot: An Essay on the Novel
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020
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Who is Javier Cercas?
Javier Cercas Mena is a Spanish writer of literary fiction and a University of Girona professor of Spanish literature. These are authors who have penned historical fiction works focused on the Francois state and the Spanish Civil War. Cercas Mena has become something of an expert in the period as he was born and grew up just in time for the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship of Franco.
Which Javier Cercas series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Terra Alta series, the earliest of Javier Cercas's multi-book series: it opens with Even the Darkest Night (2019) and runs to 2 books across 2019–2023, ending with Prey for the Shadow (2023).
How many books has Javier Cercas written?
Javier Cercas has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2023. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Terra Alta series with 2 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Javier Cercas's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Javier Cercas's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Terra Alta (2019–2023, 2 books).
How are Javier Cercas's books organised into series?
This guide splits Javier Cercas's 12 books into 1 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Terra Alta (2 books, 2019–2023).