The Infatuations by Javier Marias

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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Harriett Gilbert. The Infatuations, the latest novel from multi-award winning Javier Marías, arguably Spain's greatest living author, starts with a stabbing. A debut feature film from Brazil has been winning awards world-wide. Neighbouring Sounds is the fictionalised story of a few streets in the city of Recife, but filmed as if it were a documentary. What inspired the director to make this film? (Image: Spanish author Javier Marias. Credit: Martin Schalk/Getty Images)