Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (Spanish: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí) by Javier Marías was first published in 1994. Margaret Jull Costa’s English translation was published by The Harvill Press in 1996. The title is taken from William Shakespeare's Richard III, Act V, Scene 3.
 First edition (Spanish) | |
| Author | Javier Marías |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí |
| Translator | Margaret Jull Costa |
| Cover artist | Matthias Grünewald, detail from Isenheim Altarpiece, c.1512-16, |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Anagrama |
Publication date | 1994 |
Published in English | 1996 |
| ISBN | 0-8112-1482-6 |
| OCLC | 47208599 |
When his would-be lover, another man's wife, dies suddenly in his arms, the narrator Victor is faced with the dilemma of whether to contact help or her family, or to quit the scene without admitting his presence, and chooses the latter option. This brings about many unforeseen consequences for the narrator and for others.
Literary significance and reception
Michael Wood, writing in the London Review of Books, wrote " Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me, probably offers the deepest immersion in Marías’s haunted universe."[1] A mixed review in The New York Times described it as "a marvel to behold but a muddle to read."[2]
References
- Wood, Michael (1997-04-24). "I just worked it out from the novel". London Review of Books. pp. 13–14. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- "TOMORROW IN THE BATTLE". movies2.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.