(Madrid, 1958) graduated in Geography and History. He lived for several years in Germany and now lives between Brussels and Madrid. He has published novels, collections of short stories, travel books, poetry and drama. He has been awarded the Ciudad de Irún prize for his poetry book Biografía del explorador, the Grandes Viajeros prize for China para hipondríacos and the Primavera prize for Las vidas ajenas. His articles and short stories have been published in many journals and reviews in Spain and abroad. He has given lectures and directed creative writing workshops in universities and cultural institutions in Spain, Italy, USA, Belgium, France, Argentine, Mexico, Ecuador, etc. He is a member of the Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cine Españoles Siglo XXI. His book La ética de la crueldad (2012) won this year's Premio Herralde de Ensayo. Pic©Daniel Mordzinski