Marcos Giralt Torrente

Marcos Giralt Torrente (Madrid, 1968) is one of the most highly regarded authors in contemporary Spanish literature. He made his debut in 1995 with the short story collection Entiéndame, followed by the novels París (winner of the Premio Herralde de Novela) and Los seres felices. In 2010, he published the autobiographical novel Tiempo de vida (winner of the National Narrative Prize and the European Strega Prize), one of the most influential works in contemporary Spanish literature.

He is also the author of the short story collections Nada sucede solo, Cuentos vagos, El final del amor (winner of the 2011 Ribera del Duero International Short Fiction Prize), and Mudar de piel, as well as a book of essays and chronicles, composed in the manner of a narrative collage: Algún día seré recuerdo.

This past May, he published his latest novel, Los ilusionistas, in which he returns to autobiographical storytelling. He has written for various Spanish and international media outlets, most regularly for the newspaper El País.