(Caceres, Spain, 1962) Lecturer in Spanish Literature at the University of Girona. He has published nine novels: El móvil, El inquilino, El vientre de la ballena, Soldiers of Salamis, La velocidad de la luz, The Anatomy of a Moment, Outlaws, El impostor and El monarca de las sombras. His bibliography also includes the non-fiction works La obra literaria de Gonzalo Suárez and El punto ciego, as well as four volumes of assorted writings: Una buena temporada, Relatos reales, La verdad de Agamenón and Formas de ocultarse. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages and have received numerous Spanish and international awards, including three prizes for his body of work: the International Prize at the Turin International Book Fair and the FriulAdria Prize, both in Italy, and the Prix Ulysse in France.
