Synopses & Reviews
El hombre sentimental is a love story in which love is not seen nor lived, but calls out and remembers”, says Javier Marías in this novel's epilogue. León de Nápoles, a famous opera singer narrates a story that took place four years ago while he was in Madrid rehearsing for Otelo de Verdi. The principal characters are the mysterious and melancholy Natalia Manur and her banker husband, the unflappable and obliging Mr. Dato.