Los dominios del lobo

Considered a transgressive and unusual work at the time of its appearance, Los dominios del lobo is a funny and intelligent parody and a tribute to the cinema of the golden years of Hollywood. In it, Marías already shows a remarkable narrative maturity, a sharp irony and a dazzling capacity for fabulation. This "excellent and cruel pastiche", in the words of Juan Benet, with its daring structure, its deliberate use of the topic, and its extremely agile technique, was ahead of its time to become the forerunner of today's most lively literature.