(Spain, 1973). With a degree in philosophy and literature, he has worked as a translator, teacher and editor for a publishing house. With his first work, SPrako tranbia, won the National Narrative Award in 2002. In turn, his two most recent books have been worthy of the Premio de la Crítica Española: Iazko hezurrak, 2014 (unpublished in Spanish, despite having become, again, a finalist for the National Narrative Award) and Iturria, 2019 (which now appears in Galaxia Gutenberg with the title in Spanish of Nosotros no ahorcamos a nadie). In addition to these, he has three other titles: Van't Hoffen ilea (winner of the Igartza scholarship), Plants don't drink coffee (winner of the NEA International Literary Award, granted by the United States government) and Londres kartoizkoa da. He has published several children's books and a play in Argentina (Doministiku egin dute arrainek). On the other hand, he has collaborated in the press with numerous articles and has been a lecturer at several universities (Oxford, Georgetown, Dublin, Lyon ...). His works can be read in several European languages (English, German, Italian, Serbian, Russian, Estonian, etc.).
In 2023 he received the Silver Quill Award from the Bilbao Book Fair.
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Black humor and tragicomedy in literature