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 · Thus Bad Begins by Javier Marías review – too much dazzle. Javier Marías’s elegant 14th novel yokes Spain’s dark past to a tale of domestic spying – but the result lacks www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins.  · With ’s “The Infatuations” and now “Thus Bad Begins,” it appears that Marías is comfortable working within already mapped terrain. It feels almost disingenuous to criticize — we Author: Scott Esposito.  · Thus Bad Begins, Spanish writer Javier Marías’ captivating new novel, is narrated by one Juan de Vere from the perch of the near present, as he recollects witnessing a series of disturbing events as a young Madrileño in Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

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Book Summary. From the internationally acclaimed author of The Infatuations comes the mesmerizing story of a couple living in the shadow of a mysterious, unhappy history - a novel about the cruel, tender punishments we exact on those we love. Madrid, Juan de Vere, nearly finished with his university degree, takes a job as personal assistant to Eduardo Muriel, an eccentric, once-successful film director. Thus Bad Begins, Spanish writer Javier Marías’ captivating new novel, is narrated by one Juan de Vere from the perch of the near present, as he recollects witnessing a series of disturbing events as a young Madrileño in Javier Marías’ elegant novel ‘Thus Bad Begins’ is filled with secrets. Javier Marías at his home at in Madrid. (Francis Tsang/Getty Images) By Scott Cheshire. Nov. 4, 8 AM PT. Facebook.