Javier Marias, one of Spain’s most renowned novelists, died on Sunday at the age of 70, his publisher announced.
The novelist died in a hospital in Madrid due to complications from a lung infection, the Spanish EFE news agency reported. He had contracted COVID-19 earlier.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez mourned Marias’s death in a tweet, describing Sunday as a “sad day for Spanish letters.” He offered his condolences to the author’s friends and family.
“His extensive and talented work…