Andrés Trapiello

His first book of poems, Junto al agua, appeared in 1980, under an imprint (Entregas y Libros de La Ventura) that he had set up himself with Juan Manuel Bonet.

His debut novel La tinta simpática appeared in 1988, followed in 1990 by El gato encerrado, the first volume of his diaries.

This series, under the collective title Salón de pasos perdidos, now extends to 21 volumes and is regarded as one of the major projects in contemporary Spanish literature.

His next novel, Al morir don Quijote, won the Premio Fundación Juan Manuel Lara in 2005.

In addition to the above-mentioned works, he has published many more books, including fiction, poetry, and collections of essays and articles.