After working as a merchant seaman for many years he returned to Spain around the time of the Spanish transition to democracy.
Arabic Expressions in Castillian Spanish during the Late Middle Ages (Historical and Philological Considerations).
The Fall of the Cordoba Caliphate and the Petty Kings (Al-Bayan al-Mugrib II by Ibn Idhari).
José Tamayo y Velarde, Memoirs of captivity, Costumes, Rites and Governments of Berberia, As related by a 17th Century Jesuit.
He is the author to the totality or part of the following Catalogues: The Jews and Science in the Spanish Peninsula during the Middle Ages.
The Impassive Silence of the Gods, is a story of characters battered by life and circumstances, trying desperately to cling to somebody and settle down hoping to belong somewhere (The topic of solitude is a constant in this author).
The ethics of the real life adventurer, an almost amoral being are predominant; even so, rude and vulgar words are dignified as they merge with easiness within the narration.
It is a harsh novel, with intimate touches, specially when characters nostalgically recall better situations from past times or when, trapped by feelings in an existence with no way out, imagine and chase a final redeeming reward.
Fabled Oblivion, Thanks to an original structure with various intermingled genres, the author gives an account of an investigation about the life of a man who, due to the circumstances protects a defenseless elderly woman.
This story is ultimately about the big topics of life, and therefore Love, Loneliness, Old age and Death are profusely discussed.
It is a collection of the ups and downs of its members, happening both in the mountains and in the city, as well as social and generational changes taking place in the country during the century.
In certain passages an omniscient narrator whose voice joins with that of the characters, which adds to the variety of the different points of view.
Autumn Suite is the story of a middle age sailor desperatedly fighting against the unfolding events of his existence.
During this work, the word "nothing" becomes a recurring theme, implying to the reader the futility of making efforts to revert destiny.
The author displays throughout the whole work a wide variety of uses of the first person while the main character reflects on life.