Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me
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, |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Anagrama |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | Spain |
Published in English | 1996 |
| ISBN | 0-8112-1482-6 |
| OCLC | 47208599 |
Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me (Spanish: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí) is a novel by Javier Marías that was first published in 1994. Margaret Jull Costa's English translation was published by The Harvill Press in 1996, winner of the Rómulo Gallegos award and the Femina Award. The title of the 368-page novel is taken from William Shakespeare's Richard III, Act V, Scene 3.
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. The protagonist's profession is that of ghostwriter.