Revered Spanish novelist, shortlisted for the Herralde Prize, with praise from Edmund White, Idra Novey, Yiyun Li, Rivka Galchen, Lorin Stein, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Rafael Chirbes.
His novel Such Small Hands received early praise from prominent independent booksellers, including Stephen Sparks (Green Apple/Point Reyes), Brad Johnson (Diesel), Caitlin Luce Baker (University Book Store), Mark Haber (Brazos), Nick Buzanski (Book Culutre)
Translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman, winner of the Best Translated Book Award 2016 for her translation of Signs Preceding the End of the World (And Other Stories), by Yuri Herrera.
